Forest reference levels should take account of any unbalanced age structure of forests and should not unduly constrain future forest management intensity, so that long-term carbon sinks can be maintained or strengthened.
Aon struchtúr foraoise atá míchothrom ó thaobh aoise, ba cheart é a chur san áireamh i leibhéil tagartha foraoise agus níor cheart srian gan chúis a chur ar a dhéine agus a bheidh bainistiú foraoise sa todhchaí, agus chun go bhféadfar linnte carbóin fadtéarmacha a chothabháil nó a neartú.