Fig. 4: Forest area changes in three scenarios compared to the baseline.
From: Global land and carbon consequences of mass timber products
a Forest area changes by 2050; b forest area changes by 2100. There are 16 regions: WEU (Western Europe), US (United States of America), CHINA, CANADA, SOUTH ASIA, RUSSIA, EEU (Eastern Europe), E ASIA (East Asia), BRAZIL, JAPAN, CENT AMERICA (Central America), SSAF (Sub-Saharan Africa), OCEANIA, AFME (North Africa and Middle East), RSAM (Rest of South America), and SE ASIA (Southeast Asia). In the Global Timber Model (GTM), plantations are defined as monoculture forests, even-aged systems that are intensively managed for pulpwood and sawtimber production. Examples of plantation systems in the United States include loblolly, slash, and long-leaf pine, and Douglas fir. Managed forests, referring to managed naturally generated forests, originally were naturally regenerated, but most of them are now replanted forests. The key distinction between plantations and managed forests is that plantations are on highly productive land and involve much more costly and intense management (as in a farm). Natural forests are defined as inaccessible, unmanaged, and naturally regenerating forests. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.
