What is “mitigation” in a management context?
* A: In the context of climate change, mitigation is a human intervention or action designed to lower the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere or enhance greenhouse gas “sinks” or carbon storage. Mitigation is one way to characterize the human response to global climate change and climate variability. In a forest management context, examples of actions include those that will avoid emissions by maintaining existing carbon storage in trees, increasing carbon storage by planting trees, using forest-derived biofuels for energy instead of fossil fuels that generate greater quantities of carbon dioxide, and using cut trees for products (e.g., lumber for wood houses) that will store carbon for the long term.
