Climate Change Mitigation Measures in the Agro-Forestry Sector and Biodiversity Futures
16-17 October 2006 - ICTP, Trieste, Italy
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SHORT DESCRIPTION
This workshop is jointly organised by The Ecological and Environmental Economics - EEE Programme, The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics - ICTP, UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme - MAB, and The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis - IIASA.
In order to reduce emissions and to remove greenhouse gases as part of climate change control, increased efforts are being placed on promoting carbon economies that are less dependent on fossil carbon and through investments in bio-carbon and bio-carbon sequestration.
Proponents, and they are many, of bio-carbon sequestration activities stress that land-use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) initiatives, if properly designed, can bring important multiple benefits in terms of climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation, rural development and poverty reduction in developing countries, However, there are also some critics that argue that this may not be the case. They cite scientific uncertainties, risks for investments in mono-cultures with negative impacts on biodiversity, as well as the possibility that offset schemes will benefit developed rather than developing countries.
Much interest has also been recently placed on the potential of “cellulosic” ethanol, a highly efficient way of making fuel from agricultural waste at almost zero emissions. Again, intensive penetration of this technology as well as other bio-carbon technologies, calls for an accurate design of integrated land use, agricultural, and bio-carbon sequestration policy.
The key target of the workshop, which will bring together experts from climate change research, finance, economics, ecological sciences and the biodiversity conservation community, is therefore to explore modelling tools, scenarios and associated research requirements for assessing the feasibility and the policies necessary for the effective linking of the objectives of the UNFCCC, the CBD and the MDGs through LULUCF investments.
Questions the Trieste workshop could help address for this purpose include some of the following:
- An overview of cost effectiveness of GHG mitigation measures in the agro-forestry sector. State of the art modelling effort and policy implications.
- What kind of data collection and synthesis, modelling and research will help measurement uncertainties and inaccuracies with regard to carbon sink and emission related complex landscapes in order to move LULUCF and “avoided deforestation” and similar actions closer to be part of carbon trading schemes?
- What are real potentials of bio-carbon, in the transport, heating and electricity generation sectors and to what extent land competition can be a concern?
- How can we promote/encourage economic and financial modellers to experiment with existing data and information on LULUCF with marginally more research so as to make carbon trading and markets take better notice of the opportunities and requirements of biodiversity conservation at the landscape level?
- How can we help ensure that the views, concerns and expertise of developing countries are being fully considered and incorporated in international climate change control research and related policy-making?
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PROGRAMME
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PARTICIPANTS' LIST - Final participants' list
George Kofi AMOAKO, South London Christian College, London, UK
Selahattin BEKMEZ, University of Mugla, Turkey and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Italy
Francesco BOSELLO, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Italy
Valentina BOSETTI, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Italy
Oscar CACHO, University of New England, Australia
Alejandro CAPARRÓS, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Spain and University of California Berkeley, USA
Carlo CARRARO, University of Venice and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Italy
Peter DOGSE, UNESCO, Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences
Monica EBERLE, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Italy
Mosad Mohamed ELMISSIRY, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
Marzio GALEOTTI, University of Milan and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Italy
Ian Parlan HAMILTON, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
Luiz Augusto HAYNE, The Academy of Sciences for the Developing-World - TWAS, Italy
Natarajan ISHWARAN, UNESCO, Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences
Daniel JOHANSSON, Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Tracy JOHNS, Joanneum Research, Austria
Elisa LANZI, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Italy
Warwick MANFRINATO, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Matteo MARSILI, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy
Emanuele MASSETTI, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Italy
Hanoi MEDINA, Universidad Agraria de La Habana, Cuba
Paulo Augusto Lourenço Dias NUNES, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Italy
Michael OBERSTEINER, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria
Laura ONOFRI, University of Venice, Italy
Ramiro Fernando PARRADO MOSCOSO , Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Italy
Martin PERSSON, Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Jan-Erik PETERSEN, European Environment Agency, Denmark
Raul PONCE-HERNANDEZ, Trent University, Canada
Arthur RIEDACKER, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, France
Leonardo ROSAS SANCHEZ, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
Bernahrd SCHLAMADINGER, Joanneum Research, Austria
Ashutosh SHARMA, Liverpool Hope University, UK
Vikram SONI, National Physical Laboratory, India
Katepalli R. SREENIVASAN,
International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy
Massimo TAVONI, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Italy
Augustus Omari TENKORANG, University of Ghana, Ghana and Liverpool Hope Unviersity, UK
Lucely Luz VARGAS, University of Trieste, Italy
Jeremie Thouakasseh ZOUEU, Insitut National Polytechnique Felix Houphouet Boigny Genie Elect. & Electronic, Cote D'Ivoire
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PAPERS
AND PRESENTATIONS - (latest updating: 2006.11.02)
Oscar CACHO, University of New England, Australia
Abatement and transaction costs of carbon-sink projects involving smallholders
Alejandro CAPARRÓS, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Spain and University of California Berkeley, USA
Managing potential conflicts between carbon sequestration programs and biodiversity
Paper - Presentation
Daniel J.A. JOHANSSON and Christian AZAR, Chalmers Universityof Technology, Sweden
A scenario based analysis of land competition between food and bioenergy production in the US
Warwick MANFRINATO, Forestry Department, ESALQ, University of São Paulo, Brazil
The role of forests in climate change policy: carbon plus social dynamics
Michael OBERSTEINER, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis - IIASA, Forestry Program, Austria
The economics and geography of avoided deforestation - saving forests for carbon and biodiversity values
Jan-Erik PETERSEN, European Environment Agency, Denmark
Approaches to assessing the land use and biodiversity impacts of agricultural bio-energy production in Europe
Abstract - Presentation
EEA Briefing 2/2005 - How much biomass can Europe use without harming the environment?
Raul PONCÉ- HERNANDEZ, Trent University, Canada
A modelling framework for addressing the synergies between global conventions through land use changes: carbon sequestration, biodiversity conservation, prevention of land degradation and food security in agricultural and forested lands in developing countries
Paper - Presentation
Berhard SCHLAMADINGER and Tracy Johns, Joanneum Research, Austria
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation: latest developments
Massimo TAVONI, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei – FEEM, Italy
Economic growth, GHG stabilization and optimal investment strategies in forestry
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APPLICATIONS
FOR PARTICIPATION - Deadline: 15th September 2006
Participation is open and free of charge. Participants are kindly requested to register by sending the request for registration form (.doc file - .pdf.file) to by September 15th, 2006.
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ORGANISERS
Directors:
Prof. Carlo Carraro, Fondazione
Eni Enrico Mattei and University of Venice, Italy
Mr. Peter Dogsé,
UNESCO, Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences - Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme
Local Organiser:
Dr. Matteo Marsili, The
Abdus Salam ICTP, Italy
Secretary:
Ms. Rosa del Rio, The
Abdus Salam ICTP, Italy
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WORKSHOP
VENUE
The workshop will be held in the ICTP Campus,
in the Adriatico Guesthouse (Lower Level, Kastler Lecture Room).
For information about how to reach ICTP, please click
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FURTHER
INFORMATION
For further information, please contact Ms. Rosa
del Rio at smr1811@ictp.trieste.it.
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