title: Enhancing forest carbon sequestration in China: toward an integration of scientific and socio-economic perspectives.
abstract: This article serves as an introduction to this special issue, "China's Forest Carbon Sequestration", representing major results of a project sponsored by the Canadian International Development Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. China occupies a pivotal position globally as a principle emitter of carbon dioxide, as host to some of the world's largest reforestation efforts, and as a key player in international negotiations aimed at reducing global greenhouse gas emission. The goals of this project are to develop remote sensing approaches for quantifying forest carbon balance in China in a transparent manner, and information and tools to support land-use decisions for enhanced carbon sequestration (CS) that are science based and economically and socially viable. The project consists of three components: (i) remote sensing and carbon modeling, (ii) forest and soil assessment, and (iii) integrated assessment of the socio-economic implications of CS via forest management. Articles included in this special issue are highlights of the results of each of these components.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geography, University of Toronto, 100 St. George Street, Room 5047, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3G3. chenj@geog.utoronto.ca
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Maclaren
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: J-J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shi
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authors.lastname: Xue
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authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D000397:Air Pollution / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002244:Carbon / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D002681:China; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D016468:Forestry / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D005843:Geography; D017752:Greenhouse Effect; D012308:Risk Management; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D012989:Soil Pollutants; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D002244:Carbon