Dynamics of carbon and biodiversity under REDD+ regime: a case from Nepal
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Article Title | Dynamics of carbon and biodiversity under REDD+ regime: a case from Nepal |
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ERA Journal ID | 36370 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Pandey, Shiva Shankar (Author), Cockfield, Geoff (Author) and Maraseni, Tek Narayan (Author) |
Journal Title | Environmental Science and Policy |
Journal Citation | 38, pp. 272-281 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2014 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | New York, NY. United States |
ISSN | 1462-9011 |
1873-6416 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2014.01.005 |
Abstract | There are several pilot projects in developing countries for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, conserving forests, managing forests in a sustainable way and enhancing carbon stock in forests (REDD+). However, outcomes from these projects, which are crucial for making strategies and developing an appropriate incentive mechanism for REDD+ particularly in relation to impacts on biodiversity, are little researched. The overarching goal of this research is to assess carbon stock and species richness in pilot REDD+ projects in community forests. Forest inventories data for three consecutive years are analysed for projects in Nepal. This study found increases in carbon stocks in forests for all altitudes and canopy types. Forests with dense canopy cover have |
Keywords | community forestry; species richness; carbon pool; biomass |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 410101. Carbon sequestration science |
300705. Forestry biomass and bioproducts | |
410404. Environmental management | |
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Byline Affiliations | Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments |
Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q259v/dynamics-of-carbon-and-biodiversity-under-redd-regime-a-case-from-nepal
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