New article on the impacts of the transformation of Russian economy after invasion to Ukraine on the carbon sequestration by national forests
The ongoing impacts of sanctions against Russia after the full scale invasion in Ukraine in 2022, coupled with the fundamental transformation of Russian economy, logistical challenges, sectoral changes, and price fluctuations, pose a considerable influence on the Russian forest sector, including forest management, production of wood-based products, domestic and export supplies of timber. The Russian forests play an important role for the global environment and climatic system with net carbon removals by Russian forests reaching about 500-700 MtCO2 per year. The anthropogenic and climate change impacts on Russian forests are and will further be exacerbated by the consequences of long-lasting sanctions and associated socio-economic turmoils in Russia.
The objective of this report is to conduct an in-depth policy relevant analysis on how impacts of sanctions and dramatic changes of Russian economy, logistics, sectoral and price turbulences can affect the Russian forests, forest management practices, production and demand for timber and, through that, the carbon sequestration potential of forests. The author of this study should remain anonymous.