European forests and carbon sequestration services: an economic assessment of climate change impacts HELEN DING , PAULO A . L . D . NUNES AND

This study covers 34 European countries1 previously classified as Western Europe and Eastern Europe sub-regions in the European Forest Sector Outlook Study 1960-2000-2020 Main Report (UNECE/FAO, 2005). We regroup these countries into four geo-climatic groups in order to address the spatial effects of climate change impacts:

1 Mediterranean Europe (latitude N35-45°); 2 Central-Northern Europe (latitude N45-55°); 3 Northern Europe (latitude N55-65°); and 4 Scandinavian Europe (latitude N65-71°). The new geographical groupings

are presented in Table 9.1.