About this course
The capturing and storage of carbon in forests and soils is one vital ecosystem service provided by terrestrial ecosystems and contributes significantly to climate change mitigation. Many international and national efforts are undertaken to increase forest carbon storage capacity and stocks and these are widely supported by international and national policies and policy instruments. There is a growing need for professionals with competencies in the development of land-use based mitigation projects and with knowledge of related international and national climate change mitigation policy instruments.
The Chair of Silviculture at Freiburg University offers in cooperation with UNIQUE and the Ecosystem Value Association, renown partners active in the land-use sector, a three-week course in Carbon Forestry. This continuing education course has been offered for ten years to forest and other land use professionals and was each year considered highly useful for participants to further their career developments.
Participants of this course will learn about recent developments in international climate change policies and programs, and compliance and voluntary carbon markets.
