As major exchangers of carbon dioxide, Canada’s forests play a role in the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The Canadian Forest Service’s Carbon Accounting Team, led by Pacific Forestry Centre (PFC) research scientist Dr. Werner Kurz, analyzes data on forest carbon stocks to give decision-makers a coherent picture of what it means for the environment. In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, of which Dr. Kurz is a member, jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore. PFC is the headquarters of Canada’s National Forest Carbon Monitoring, Accounting and Reporting System. To learn more about forest carbon, visit carbon.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca.
From left to right: Programmer Gary Zhang, research scientist Dr. Werner Kurz and programmers Michael Magnan, Scott Morken and Max Fellows of the Carbon Accounting Team at PFC
National Forest Carbon Monitoring, Accounting and Reporting System: A system to estimate forest carbon stocks, changes in carbon stocks, and emissions of non-CO2 greenhouse gases inCanada’s managed forests
Forest Ecosystems: Keeping tabs on forest carbon
Pacific Forestry Centre: Carbon Accounting
As major exchangers of carbon dioxide, Canada’s forests play a role in the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The Canadian Forest Service’s Carbon Accounting Team, led by Pacific Forestry Centre (PFC) research scientist Dr. Werner Kurz, analyzes data on forest carbon stocks to give decision-makers a coherent picture of what it means for the environment. In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, of which Dr. Kurz is a member, jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore. PFC is the headquarters of Canada’s National Forest Carbon Monitoring, Accounting and Reporting System. To learn more about forest carbon, visit carbon.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca.
From left to right: Programmer Gary Zhang, research scientist Dr. Werner Kurz and programmers Michael Magnan, Scott Morken and Max Fellows of the Carbon Accounting Team at PFC
National Forest Carbon Monitoring, Accounting and Reporting System: A system to estimate forest carbon stocks, changes in carbon stocks, and emissions of non-CO2 greenhouse gases inCanada’s managed forests
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