There are two ways to increase the carbon sequestration:
1) To manage forest so that they grow as efficiently as possible. In practice, this means for example timely seedling stand management and thinning, which release more growth resources for the remaining trees to grow. Using traditionally bred tree seed and seedling origins can increase the forest growth by tens of percentages in Finland. According to the sustainable forestry principles forests are always regenerated after harvesting and harvesting amounts are maintained on a sustainable level on a long term. If forests are managed with continuous-cover forestry, we always secure the growth of new trees.
2) To manage forests to be more resilient to damages. Also in this case, timely, good forest management is the best way to maintain forests health and vitality. When forests are grown as mixed-species forests, they are more diverse and thus more resilient towards different kinds of damages and disturbances that could lead to carbon emissions from the forest (forest fires, windfalls, pests and diseases). In Finland this means increasing the share of broadleaved trees.
