地球村面臨氣候變遷與全球暖化之嚴峻挑戰,為減緩溫室氣體攀升局勢,聯合國通過京都議定書以約束工業大國的排放量,各國亦紛紛建立強制性或自願性的國內或區域性溫室氣體減量機制,而森林碳匯活動係達成減量目標的有效方法之一,且具有生態保育與社經發展等多重效益,備受國際重視。我國平地造林頗具成效,其碳匯量若轉化為可交易的市場貨幣價值,將可望改善傳統林業普遍面臨的資金不足、造林意願低落及濫墾等問題,為林業發展注入新契機。本研究依SWOT分析結果,雖國內造林績效有成且造林減碳為政策趨勢,但由於造林減碳專案複雜且具市場風險及不確定性,國內交易平台尚未建置完成,因此建議可依循「溫室氣體先期專案暨抵換專案推動原則」申請抵換專案,或配合企業社會責任發展之順勢,推動區域性造林碳交易聯盟。
Climate change and global warming are worldwide critical issues, the United Nations has approved Kyoto Protocol that sets binding obligations on industrialised countries to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG). As Kyoto Protocol passed, more and more developed countries have set mandatorily or voluntarily regulations binding the emissions of GHG as well. Forest carbon sink, with multiple benefits to socioeconomic environments, is considered as one of the most effective ways to achieve the goal of GHG reduction worldwide. The Plain Area Program was quite successful with governmental support in Taiwan, if the carbon sink from the program could be financially tradable and that would be a new opportunity for forest land management to solve some often seen problems such as finance shortage, low planting intention and improper land usage. On this study, the SWOT analysis of Plain Area Program projects participating carbon treading mechanism is based on domestic market of carbon trade system and market trends in Taiwan. The afforestation policies and the result of the Plain Area Program are strengths and opportunities. On the other hand, the complicated and costly afforestation projects and the barely prepared relevant tools of carbon exchanges are weaknesses and threats. And there may have two strategies for the Plain Area Program projects getting involved into domestic carbon trade system, the first one is to participate national carbon offset mechanism, which was adopted by Environmental Protection Administration (EPA). The other way is imitating regional initiatives like Japan and the U.S., local governments can launch a regional carbon trade alignment.