New Brunswick Natural Climate Solutions Scenario Analysis

A scenario analysis was completed for the Government of New Brunswick using the ALCES landscape simulation model to explore potential future ecosystem carbon dynamics in the province. The capacity of ecosystems to sequester and store carbon in biomass and soil can be affected by fire and by land uses such as forestry, agriculture, and settlement expansion. A range of datasets and references were applied to identify relationships to track the effect of landscape dynamics and management practices on ecosystem carbon.