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The feasibility of carbon incentives to private forest management in Korea
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- Authors
- Issue Date
- 2009-03
- Publisher
- Springer
- Citation
- Climatic Change, vol. 94, pp.157-168
- Abstract
- Forest management is regarded as one possible approach to reducing
greenhouse gases by absorbing carbon at a relatively low cost. In Korea, the forest
comprises 64% of the total land area, so forests are expected to play a key role in
mitigating climate change on the one hand. On the other hand, since 70% of the
forest area is owned by the private sector, there is considerable uncertainty about
managing forests for the national carbon sink strategy. The objective of this study
is to examine the levels of carbon incentives to private forest management for the
purpose of maximizing forests carbon absorption. First, in the context of present
forest management policies, this study discusses applicable measures for the promotion
of carbon sequestration in private forests. Next, considering the implications
of policies related to forestry, the study develops a hypothetical carbon incentive
scheme to compensate for economic revenue loss derived from accepting a rotation
period that maximizes carbon sequestration. Carbon incentive levels are estimated
by assessing the difference of financial revenue between a financially optimal rotation
plan and a carbon-sink maximizing rotation plan. This study found that for red pine
forests, the levels of the carbon incentives vary US$2–6 at 5% discount rate and
US$ 34–88 at 7% discount rate while the values for oak forests are differing US$2–
22 at 5% discount rate and US$ 20–52 at 7% discount rate. The study concludes
that the carbon incentive scheme could be effective for increasing the carbon sink.
However, given related governmental policies, it may not be desirable to employ
the scheme without considering changes in government policy toward land use and
regional development.
- ISSN
- 0165-0009
1573-1480
- Language
- English
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