{"id":768,"date":"2026-08-21T02:23:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T00:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forestlab.unimi.it\/?page_id=768"},"modified":"2026-09-10T01:18:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T23:18:27","slug":"forest-carbon-climate-mitigation-bioeconomy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forestlab.unimi.it\/en\/research\/forest-carbon-climate-mitigation-bioeconomy\/","title":{"rendered":"Forest carbon, climate mitigation and bioeconomy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group forestlab-line-image-7\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large forestlab-line-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/forestlab.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/08\/149-20181127_090944-1.jpg\" alt=\"Foreste, carbonio, mitigazione climatica e bioeconomia\" class=\"wp-image-929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forestlab.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/08\/149-20181127_090944-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/forestlab.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/08\/149-20181127_090944-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/forestlab.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/08\/149-20181127_090944-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/forestlab.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/08\/149-20181127_090944-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/forestlab.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/08\/149-20181127_090944-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We assess the contribution of forests to climate mitigation by considering the entire forest\u2013wood system. We jointly analyse carbon uptake and storage, management effects, harvested wood products, material and energy substitution, stock permanence and vulnerability to disturbance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How do carbon stocks and sinks change under different climate and management scenarios?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which strategies provide the greatest long-term climate benefit?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How can biomass use, substitution effects and climate credits be assessed while avoiding double counting?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Approaches and methods<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We combine forest inventories, increment cores, allometric equations, growth and carbon models, satellite data, management scenarios and life-cycle assessment. We explicitly account for timing, permanence and risks associated with forest carbon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/?page_id=570#forbest\">ForBEST<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/en\/?page_id=570#rewild-fire\">REWILD-FIRE<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/en\/?page_id=570#life-co2pes-pef\">LIFE CO2PES&#038;PEF<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/en\/?page_id=570#agritech\">AGRITECH\u2013LEAF<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/en\/?page_id=570#usefol\">USEFOL<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/en\/?page_id=570#appennino-tosco-emiliano\">Appennino Tosco-Emiliano<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/en\/?page_id=570#sink-biomassa-forestale\">RSE<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/en\/?page_id=570#crediti-climatici-forestali\">SAFE<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/en\/?page_id=570#treedom-co2\">Treedom<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/en\/?page_id=570#parco-italia\">Parco Italia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selected publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Brocco S. et al. (2026). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10342-025-01869-z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Modeling and optimizing alpine forest management to maximize carbon sequestration<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brocco S. et al. (2026). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.tfp.2025.101140\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decarbonization through wood-based building material substitution in mountain territories<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rossi L.M.W. et al. (2025). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.foreco.2024.122472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interplay of species mixture, climate change, and management regimes on carbon stocks and sinks in a Mediterranean beech forest<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vacchiano G. et al. (2018). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3832\/ifor2431-010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voluntary carbon credits from improved forest management: policy guidelines and case study<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vizzarri M. et al. (2022). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-030-80767-2_15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Role of Forests in Climate Change Mitigation: The EU Context<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vacchiano G. et al. (2015). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.coldregions.2015.03.004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Effect of avalanche frequency on forest ecosystem services in a spruce\u2013fir mountain forest<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/?page_id=576\">All publications \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We assess the contribution of forests to climate mitigation by considering the entire forest\u2013wood system. We jointly analyse carbon uptake and storage, management effects, harvested wood products, material and energy substitution, stock permanence and vulnerability to disturbance. 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