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ArticleStand biomass and carbon stock of bamboo gigantochloa nigrociliata (Buse) kurz on community plantations, Bali, Indonesia
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Bamboo is essential ecologically and has a significant role in community livelihood in Indonesia, especially Bali. Tabah bamboo (Gigantochloa nigrociliata Buse-Kurz) is one of the bamboo species that grows in Bali. Communities in Gianyar and Tabanan Districts, with the support PT Bank CIMB Niaga Tbk – KEHATI foundation begin cultivating Tabah bamboo as efforts for biodiversity preservation and economic value-added. Currently, it is widely acknowledged that biodiversity and climate change are interrelated. Efforts to preserve Tabah bamboo through the cultivation it supports give a prominent contribution to mitigation and adaptation of climate change. An assessment of potential carbon stocks on Tabah bamboo was carried out in Gianyar and Tabanan Districts using non-destructive and destructive sampling methods to determine its carbon stock. The non-destructive measurement was carried out to 100 clumps from five planting locations, while the destructive sampling was carried out for 14 bamboo culms. Bamboo culms were sampled based on maturity, divided into saplings, young bamboo, and mature bamboo. Tabah bamboo has an organic carbon content of ± 45.61% of its biomass, which results in the average carbon stock amounted to ±33.7 kg C/clumps in Gianyar District and ± 29.7 kg/clumps in Tabanan District. These carbon stocks are equivalent to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that is absorbed and stored as 124 kg CO2-e/clumps and 109 kg CO2-e/clumps in Gianyar and Tabanan Districts, respectively. Not only contributing to the environment, cultivating Tabah bamboo also provides direct economic benefits.Keywords: community, economic, climate change, Tabah bamboo characteristics, carbon stockID: 3486626 -
ArticleModified Taungya plantation as a rural development initiative to restore landscapes and enhance livelihoods in Ghana
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.In Ghana, forest plantations have been adopted as one of the best options for restoring degraded landscapes and providing economic benefits to tree growers and forest fringe communities. From 2002 to 2020, approximately 200,000 hectares of forest plantations have been established across the country. Although a mixture of exotic and indigenous forest tree species are used, approximately 70% of forest plantations is Teak (Tectona grandis) and reasons for its selection include the following a) Fast growth and good economic returns, b) Relatively fire resistant, c) Poles from thinning used for electricity transmission d) Landscape restoration using local partnerships e) NTFPs survive under shade after canopy closure, f) Medicinal uses of the leaves among others. Although the government is playing a lead role in the establishment of these forest plantations, public-private and public-community partnerships have been used in addition to purely private investments. The main public-community partnership for forest plantation development since 2002 has been the Modified Taungya System (MTS), which is a collaboration between government, represented by the Forestry Commission and forest-fringe communities with equal benefit sharing. MTS allows the communities to participate in the restoration of degraded landscapes whilst benefiting from food crops, income from tree seedling sales, and ultimately 40% of the Standing Timber Value from commercial thinning and final harvest. This paper highlights modalities for MTS as a unique management model for community development, promoting forest-based livelihoods, improving household incomes, enhancing food security and landscape restoration. The challenges and opportunities for maximizing benefits from the system towards development of rural economies will be discussed. Keywords: Adaptive and integrated management, Sustainable forest management, Partnerships, Human health and well-being, Economic Development ID: 3624103 -
ArticleSustainable development of rubber plantations: challenges and opportunities
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Plantations of all major tropical commodities are expanding quickly, creating opportunities for development and raising concerns about their impacts on the environment, landscapes and livelihoods. Natural rubber is a particularly interesting example with respect to sustainability objectives given it being a strategic commodity to support transportation and new forms of mobility. Furthermore, its world production originates at 90% from millions of smallholders. It is therefore key to the sustainable development of commodity producing countries and the commodity value chains. Global rubber demand has risen rapidly during the last decade, driven by economic development, especially in China. This expansion is expected to continue (albeit at a decelerating rate) and it will continue to be driven by the automotive industry and by the growing importance of natural rubber in the health sector. Various authors have raised concerns on rubber cultivation and expansion and its impact on livelihoods and ecosystems. The purpose of this paper, a collaboration between The Forests, Trees and Agroforestry research program of the CGIAR (FTA) and the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG), is to consider rubber production in relation to its sustainability and challenges in order to identify how it can best contribute to sustainable development in a context of climate change. We first identify some main “sustainability hotspots” that are where the challenges and opportunities are the greatest. We then consider how they can be addressed and propose a way forward to address them in a holistic way. Keywords: natural rubber, sustainable development, climate change, bioeconomy. ID: 3477212
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