18 - 23 October 2001: Forest Management and Global Change: Near-Term Decisions and Long-Term Outcomes On this page: Agenda with PDF's of select presentations Adobe Reader required Or go to: Session Description Participant Roster Agenda with PDF's of Select Presentations Thursday, October 18th Meet at AGCI for Welcome Group Dinner Friday, October 19th Morning Introduction & Welcome – Katzenberger Meeting Overview – Marland & Pielke Participant Introductions How Much Biomass Travels on Planet Earth? – Kauppi Moving Forward on LULUCF Given US & Bonn Decisions – Pena The Forest as an Integral Component of the Climate System – Pielke Discussion Afternoon How Will Near-Term Decisions over the Inclusion of Forest-Based Mitigation in a Carbon Market Affect the Long-term Protection of Forests in Developing Countries – Frumhoff Forest Sensitivity to Elevated Atmospheric CO2 and its Relevance to Carbon Management – Norby Discussion Evening Walter Orr Robert’s Public Lecture: "Colorado Rocky Mountain Climate: Where We Have Been and Where We are Going." – Pielke Saturday, October 20th Morning Working Group Tasks Atmosphere/Forest Feedback – Avissar The Disconnect Between Policy Makers and Scientists: An Overview of Tropical Forests and Climate Change Science – Niles Discussion Vulnerability of Northern Forests and Forestry: The Disturbing Influence of Climate – Apps Forests and Woodlands in an Ever-changing world: Climate-driven Dynamics at Centennial to Multimillennial Timescales – Jackson Discussion Afternoon Biophysical Feedback on the Regional Climate System – Xue Tropical Forest Management for Climate Change Mitigation, Sustainable Livelihoods and Biodiversity Conservation: is this Dreamland? – MacDicken Discussion Sunday, October 21st Morning Optional Hike/Visit to the Maroon Bells and Maroon Lake Afternoon Working Group Presentations Climate Change, Vegetation Responses and Disturbances – Joyce Linkages Among Climate Variability, Terrestrial Ecosystems and the Global Atmospheric CO2 Budget as Determined from Atmospheric Observations – Davis Discussion Monday, October 22nd Morning Continued Search for the Carbon Sink: Considering Interactions in an Integrated Assessment Framework – Niyogi Carbon Implications of Western Forest Health & Wildfire Conditions – Sampson Discussion Managing Ecosystems to Mitigate Climate Change: It's Not Just the On-site Carbon Stocks – Marland Partitioning Causes of Carbon Sequestration and Loss in the Terrestrial Biosphere– Ron Neilson represented by Linda Joyce Discussion Working Groups Lunch in Working Groups Afternoon Land Use Change and Northern Hemisphere Cooling – Ken Caldeira represented by Gregg Marland Presentation TBD Presentation TBD Discussion Tuesday, October 23rd Morning Sensitivity Working Group Report Stresses Working Group Report Discussion Break Feedbacks Working Group Report Management Working Group Report Synthesis Discussion & Next Steps – Marland & Pielke