Forests for decarbonisation, ecosystem services and climate mitigation in mining regions

Forests for decarbonisation, ecosystem services and climate mitigation in mining regions Can we offset the legacy of coal and produce energy sustainably? Sustainable forest management holds the answers and enables a new form of mining in Asturias. Over the past two centuries, Asturian mines have contributed to 50-70% of the country’s coal production. Both World War I and the energy isolation of Spain in the mid-20th century made coal a strategic resource. Today, for the first time in seventy years, Asturias is consuming more energy than it produces.