Forest Carbon Storage and Species Richness in FSC Certified and Non-certified Community Forests in Nepal
Article
Article Title | Forest Carbon Storage and Species Richness in FSC Certified and Non-certified Community Forests in Nepal |
---|---|
ERA Journal ID | 5688 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Charmakar, Shambhu (Author), Oli, Bishwa Nath (Author), Joshi, Nabin Raj (Author), Maraseni, Tek Narayan (Author) and Atreya, Kishor (Author) |
Journal Title | Small-Scale Forestry |
Journal Citation | 20 (2), pp. 199-219 |
Number of Pages | 21 |
Year | 2021 |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
ISSN | 1873-7617 |
1873-7854 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11842-020-09464-3 |
Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11842-020-09464-3 |
Abstract | The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) forest certification was introduced in Nepal with an assumption that it improves forests and ecosystem services while addressing the drivers of forest degradation. As of today, 89 community forests (CF) have been FSC certified, however empirical evidence on the contribution of forest certification on carbon stock and species richness is lacking. This research, thus tries to answer the question “do certified community forests (CCF) maintain higher carbon stock and species richness compared to non-certified community forests (NCF)?” The study collected field level data during February–May 2013 from 88 experimental plots. The study found higher carbon stock (p<0.05) and species richness, and lower ecological threat index (p<0.10) in the CCF, compared to NCF. The study showed that forest carbon stock is positively related to species richness, and negatively to ecological threat index. It suggests that sustainable forest management practices, that is generally adopted in the CCF, would minimize ecological threats, enriches species leading to enhanced carbon stock. |
Keywords | Sustainable forest management; Forest certification; Biomass; Forest carbon; Ecological threats |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 410402. Environmental assessment and monitoring |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources, Nepal |
Ministry of Forests and Environment, Nepal | |
Institute for Life Sciences and the Environment | |
Tribhuvan University, Nepal | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q60w2/forest-carbon-storage-and-species-richness-in-fsc-certified-and-non-certified-community-forests-in-nepal
278
total views9
total downloads5
views this month0
downloads this month