The forests play a big role in the work for climate change mitigation. Carbon credits can be used as a tool to encourage forest projects to increase the uptake of CO₂ from the atmosphere. This study aimed to analyze and explain the conditions for the production of and trade with carbon credits from Latvian forests and abandoned or fallow agricultural land, and what consequences it could lead to. The results, which were compiled from interviews and a literature study, show that a national system for carbon credits most likely will be implemented in Latvia in a few years. There are a few ongoing carbon credit projects in Latvian forests, and there is a big interest in the area. Many consequences have to be considered when it comes to forestry and carbon credit systems, but the potential in Latvia is big.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-115581 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Dahlström, Lisa |
| Publisher | Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för skog och träteknik (SOT) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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