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Boreal forest management

I am a forest research scientist studying the effects of forest management on carbon storage. Harvesting in Ontario does not contribute to climate change, despite what has been stated recently by some environmental groups. In fact, sustainable forest management in the boreal forests of Ontario reduces greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, for reasons as follows. First, boreal forests are regularly subject to disturbance by fire. Fire suppression reduces the amount of area burned. The area available for harvest is based on the reduction in area burned. So area burned (which releases large amounts of CO2) is replaced with area harvested. Second, harvested forests regenerate and the new forests sequester carbon just as effectively as forests that regenerate after a forest fire. And finally, unlike forests that burns, trees from forests that are harvested are converted into wood products that will store carbon for long periods of time either when they are in use or when they are in landfills. On Canada needs help saving it posted 2 years, 7 months ago 15 Responses