The aim of the paper is to analyse the implementation of a climate change mitigation strategy for the forest sector. We suggest a strategy based on an increased storage capacity in wood products. An additional resource is provided by recycling and a reallocation of timber usages. In the first...

The aim of the paper is to analyse the impact of rotation lengths on carbon storage in the forest, but also on carbon storage in wood products. The software Co2Fix has been used to undertake the simulations. A case study has been conducted on the “Landes de Gascogne” forest. On a long time...

French Abstract: Dès 1966, l'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies (NU) souligne que « l'aide alimentaire internationale devrait être l'objet de mesures con-certées et planifiées afin d'assurer aux pays un flux régulier de produits alimentaires ». Dans cette perspective, un mécanisme...

This document analyses certain economic aspects of environmental policy in France, focussing on greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution and discharges in city air. Like most other OECD countries, France has been endeavouring for some years to make its growth environmentally sustainable. These...