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ArticleA decade of REDD+ in Nepal: status and way forward
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.REDD+ is a climate change mitigation strategy aiming at reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in the developing countries, and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests, and enhancement of forest carbon stocks. This paper provides a general overview of the REDD+ readiness activities to get prepared for REDD+ implementation in Nepal. Readiness activities over the past decade have been focused on the development of National REDD+ strategy and establishment of institutional arrangements. Although most of the readiness activities have been carried out, some additional activities, including strengthening national forest monitoring system and updating forest reference level are still ongoing. A participatory and inclusive approach involving and engaging stakeholders in the REDD+ process is adopted in Nepal. After ten years of REDD+ readiness, Nepal is now entering into implementation phase. Emission reduction payment agreement with the forest carbon partnership facility in 2021 has paved the way for implementation phase. During the implementation phase, Nepal will implement emission reduction program at the subnational level in 13 districts of the Tarai Arc Landscape. Seven emission reduction program interventions will be carried out. With this agreement in place, Nepal will be eligible to receive result-based payments for emission reductions. Key words: Deforestation, forest degradation, emission reduction, implementation, readiness, Tarai Arc Landscape. ID: 3481182 -
ArticleAssessing tree succession, species diversity and carbon sequestration potentials in off-reserve secondary forests for REDD+ implementation in Ghana
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Ghana is losing its primary forest, mostly forest reserves at an alarming rate. Secondary forests play a vital role in tropical landscapes, but few studies exist to assess their regeneration pathways and carbon sequestration in Ghana. We sought to find out the regeneration potentials, species diversity and carbon stocks accumulation of off-reserve secondary forests in the Moist Semi-deciduous and Dry Semi-deciduous zones. Four age classes were studied; 0-5, 6-10, 11-15 and 15+ years. Four plots with three replications were used for each age class. Nested plots were chosen; 33 m x 33 m for trees (dbh≥ 5 cm) 10 m x 10 m for saplings (≥1m tall and dbh <5cm) and 2 m x 2 m for seedlings. Age had significant differences in tree (dbh≥ 5 cm) density and basal area between the sites but not on sapling and seedling densities. A total of 129 tree species with dbh ≥5cm belonging to 95 genera and 40 families were identified. Mean Shannon-Weiner diversity index of trees (dbh ≥ 5cm) was 3.6±0.2 and 3.3±0.3 for the Moist Semi-deciduous and Dry Semi-deciduous zones respectively. Both age and forest site had significant effect on aboveground carbon accumulation with age of forest having more significance than climatic conditions. Age of a secondary forest has more effect on the species composition than climate. The secondary forest depicts the characteristic of young growth where the tree densities of most trees are confined to dbh= 5- 10cm in both zones and the potential of rapid recovery of species and carbon accumulation represents an important source of timber and carbon sink. The strong presence of regeneration portrays the potential for carbon sequestration under Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) if secondary forests are managed well in Ghana. Collaborative management of secondary forests with farmers and good forest polices can help Ghana achieve benefits such as timber, woodfuel, and carbon to participate in REDD+. Keywords: [Deforestation and forest degradation, REDD+, secondary forest, Climate change, Landscape management]\ ID: 3617260 -
ArticleChallenges and risks of transition of the Eurasian mid-latitude ecotone forests to sustainable forest management
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.The Eurasian Mid-latitude ecotone (EMLE) is associated with the xeric belt – the transition zone between subboreal and southern forestless biomes where lack of humidity is a major limitation factor of forest growth and distribution. Current climate projections for the ecotone (from Ukraine through southern Russia, up to Pacific along the southern boundary of Russia) predict the substantial increase of the temperature and unstable but insignificant increasing of precipitation. It makes water stress a major driver of risks there. Recent studies on vulnerability of the EMLE forests show that within the above Scenarios the substantial part of the ecotone’s territory very likely will not be suitable for growth of main boreal and temperate species. By end of this century, the critical conditions of very dry steppe and semi-deserts will be typical for the current southern part of the boreal zone and forest steppe. Alteration of natural disturbances (particularly fire and outbreaks of insect and pathogens) will provide a synergetic effect with increasing temperature and climate variability. The transition to adaptive, risk resilient sustainable forest management becomes an urgent national and international task. This extreme complicated problem requires inter alia 1) understanding by societies, governments and policy makers the particularly important role of forest ecosystems in current and future wellbeing of the nations and maintaining the satisfactory environment; 2) implementation of appropriate state forest policies; 3) need of new knowledge and information, which would be able to provide early detection of negative changes in forest ecosystems; 4) intensification on integrated research on vulnerability of forests in a rapidly changing environment; and 5) development of a new paradigm, methods and tools of forest management within the ecotone. The paper outlines scientific, social and economic aspects of the problems should be elaborated and implemented.Keywords: Adaptive and ecosystem management, Climate change, Landscape managementID: 3486408
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