Climate change and sustainable forestry: A regional perspective from northeast China

Forest ecosystems in northeast China play a vital role in the country’s economic growth, sustainable development, environment protection and ecological improvement because they comprise more than 30% of the total forest area in China. These forest ecosystems are especially sensitive and vulnerable to projected climate changes because they are naturally sensitive to warming. The observed and projected climate changes have and will continue to have profound effects on forest production, carbon balance, tree composition, regional biodiversity, as well as wetland and frost soil degradation in this key region of China. Sustainable solutions and mitigation strategies, including multiple-use forest management, largescale reforestation and natural forest protection, adaptation of ecological forestry, adaptation of newly developed technologies, and reduction of the influence of anthropogenic activities, should be adopted to reduce and mitigate the negative impacts of climate change on forest ecosystems in northeas...