Carbon, Climate, and Land-use in Ukraine: Forest Sector

Stabilization of climate and maintenance of ecological stability over the planet within the paradigm of sustainable development underline the role of forests as one of the most effective and appropriate tools for climate change mitigation. This publication attempts to provide a system analysis of carbon budget of Ukrainian forests using internationally examined methods, as well as to analyze the impacts of the forests on climatic change within two potential scenarios of future forest management in Ukraine up to 2030s. the problem of adaptation to, and mitigation of, climate change is also considered.