Enhancing Carbon Retention through Improved Forest Management
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2017/v143i9/118899Keywords:
Forest Management, Reduced Emission, Carbon Retention, Teak Stands, Tropical Region.Abstract
Most of the discussions of Reduced Emissions due to Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) focus on tropical deforestation, however, the potential carbon saving from reduced forest degradation is mostly disregarded. This costeffective approach to mitigation needs be included in the new climate change agreement. The potential global contribution of improved tropical forest management to carbon retention is substantial. To assess the effect of silvicultural management on the yield and carbon sequestration, a study was conducted in two teak sample plots (thinned and unthinned) established in Koppa Forest division of Karnataka in India. Both the plots were nearby and of similar age. The volume yield and above-ground stored carbon was found to be about three times more in silviculturally managed (thinned) forest stand compared to un-managed (un-thinned) stand. In this paper, the role of improved forest management for carbon retention is highlighted. The silviculturally managed forest stands sequester significantly more carbon compared to un-managed forest stand. Incentives to retain more forest carbon through improved management would represent a big step toward sustainability in the vast area of tropical forests outside protected sites.References
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