Carbon Sequestration and Mitigation through Conservation Approach

Abstract

Forest has a substantial prospective to mitigate the accumulation of green house gases by number of forestry options available. The policy makers adoption of broad goals for GHG reduction though has considerable potential to alleviate the buildup carbon. The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) offers benefits through sink credits and reduces the negative impact of climate change. The paper elucidates the working of CDM, the manifold effect on carbon sink, harvestable wood products, flow of energy and nutrient as well as biodiversity conservation through mixed-species-plantation, the multistrata dynamics of carbon sequestration and management of afforestation and reforestation activities for mitigation.