Publication: Carbon emissions performance of commercial logging in East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Carbon emissions performance of commercial logging in East Kalimantan, Indonesia
| dc.contributor.author | Griscom, B.W. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Putz, Francis E. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-23T18:55:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-23T18:55:17Z | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/544 | |
| dc.title | Carbon emissions performance of commercial logging in East Kalimantan, Indonesia | en |
| dcterms.abstract | Adoption of reduced‐impact logging (RIL) methods could reduce CO2 emissions by 30-50% across at least 20% of remaining tropical forests. We developed two cost effective and robust indices for comparing the climate benefits (reduced CO2 emissions) due to RIL. The indices correct for variability in the volume of commercial timber among concessions. We determined that a correction for variability in terrain slope was not needed. We found that concessions certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC, N = 3), when compared with noncertified concessions (N = 6), did not have lower overall CO2 emissions from logging activity (felling, skidding, and hauling). On the other hand, FSC certified concessions did have lower emissions from one type of logging impact (skidding), and we found evidence of a range of improved practices using other field metrics. One explanation of these results may be that FSC criteria and indicators, and associated RIL practices, were not designed to achieve overall emissions reductions. Also, commonly used field metrics are not reliable proxies for overall logging emissions performance. Furthermore, the simple distinction between certified and noncertified concessions does not fully represent the complex history of investments in improved logging practices. To clarify the relationship between RIL and emissions reductions, we propose the more explicit term 'RIL‐C' to refer to the subset of RIL practices that can be defined by quantified thresholds and that result in measurable emissions reductions. If tropical forest certification is to be linked with CO2 emissions reductions, certification standards need to explicitly require RIL‐C practices. Abstract obtained with permission, to access full article click here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/gcb.12386 | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Public | |
| dcterms.accessRights | Limited access | |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Griscom, B., P. Ellis, and F. E. Putz, 'Carbon Emissions Performance of Commercial Logging in East Kalimantan, Indonesia', Global Change Biology, vol. 20, 2014, pp. 923-937. | en |
| dcterms.issued | 2014 | |
| dcterms.language | en | |
| dcterms.type | Journal Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| fsc.evidenceCategory | FSC impact-related | |
| fsc.focus.forestZone | Tropical | |
| fsc.focus.sustainDimension | Environmental | |
| fsc.issue.environmental | Forest disturbance, forest degradation | |
| fsc.subject | Carbon stock | |
| fsc.subject | Ecosystem | |
| fsc.subject | Carbon dioxide emissions | |
| fsc.subject | Landscape approaches | |
| fsc.topic.environmental | Carbon | |
| is.availability.fullText | Full text available | |
| is.contributor.funderType | Mixed | |
| is.contributor.member | Forest Stewardship Council | |
| is.coverage.country | Indonesia | |
| is.coverage.countryAlpha2 | ID | |
| is.coverage.geographicLevel | Site | |
| is.coverage.latitude | 0.433207 | |
| is.coverage.longitude | 116.44731700 | |
| is.coverage.place | Kalimantan | |
| is.coverage.region | South-eastern Asia | |
| is.evaluation.collection | Field measurement | |
| is.evaluation.comparison | Treatment vs Control | |
| is.evaluation.counterfacts | Yes | |
| is.evaluation.dataSource | Geospatial data layers | |
| is.evaluation.dataSource | Independent researcher data | |
| is.evaluation.findings | Dozer skid trails were on average three meters narrower in certified than in non-certified concessions. | |
| is.evaluation.findings | Dozer skid trails were on average forty meters shorter in certified than in non-certified concessions. | |
| is.evaluation.findings | The overall summed score of six logging impacts indicators was lower in certified than in non-certified concessions. | |
| is.evaluation.findings | Emissions per ha from skidding were more than 50% lower in certified concessions than in non-certified concessions. | |
| is.evaluation.findings | The percent of felled trees abandoned was not different in certified and non-certified concessions. | |
| is.evaluation.findings | The number of collateral trees felled per harvested tree was not different in certified and non-certified concessions. | |
| is.evaluation.findings | Haul road corridor width was not different in certified and non-certified concessions. | |
| is.evaluation.findings | Log yard area was not different in certified and non-certified concessions. | |
| is.evaluation.findings | Certified and non-certified concessions did not differ in total committed emissions per ha or per volume of timber extracted. | |
| is.evaluation.findings | Overall emissions performance in certified and non-certified concessions did not differ, whether calculated per ha or volume of timber harvested. | |
| is.evaluation.outcome | yes | |
| is.evaluation.significance | Statistically significant | |
| is.evidenceResourceType | Primary | |
| is.evidenceSubType | Empirical study - with matched control, data collected post-intervention | |
| is.evidenceType | Empirical study | |
| is.focus.products | Forestry products | |
| is.focus.sdg | SDG 13 - Climate Action | |
| is.focus.sdg | SDG 15 - Life on Land | |
| is.focus.sectors | Agriculture | |
| is.focus.sectors | Forestry | |
| is.focus.sustainDimension | Environmental | |
| is.focus.sustainIssue | Climate change | |
| is.focus.sustainIssue | Forests and other ecosystems | |
| is.focus.sustainLens | Ecosystem | |
| is.focus.sustainLens | Landscape approaches | |
| is.focus.sustainOutcome | Ecosystem quality | |
| is.focus.sustainOutcome | GHG emissions | |
| is.focus.systemElement | MandE outcomes and impacts | |
| is.focus.systemElement | MandE performance monitoring | |
| is.identifier.code | Impacts | |
| is.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12386 | |
| is.identifier.fscdoi | http://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international592 | |
| is.identifier.schemeName | Forest Stewardship Council | |
| is.identifier.schemeType | Voluntary Sustainability Standards | |
| is.item.reviewStatus | Peer reviewed | |
| is.journalName | Global Change Biology |