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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 -
ArticleDoes co-management in Bangladesh a solution for vertical linkage between the local stakeholders and government for ensuring forest governance for climate mitigation?
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Bangladesh is a developing country with high population density. The forest cover of Bangladesh is blessed with rich biodiversity. Besides, forests provide us every necessary product. So, conservation of existing forest resources is essential for meeting our daily needs and as well as mitigating climate change effect and adaptation efforts. Management of existing forest resources is not an easy task because there exists always an implementation problem since the very beginning. In the past the forest areas of Bangladesh were managed by the Forest Department (FD) through traditional forest management practices. But, in today’s time the fluffiest scenario has been converted. Now a days people-oriented approaches are getting popularity for their effective results. Co-management in protected areas is considered being one of the effective approaches. As local community have priority in this approach for taking decisions with the other relevant stakeholders so, strong vertical linkage between the local stakeholders and the government is needed for ensuring fruitful conservation efforts. Otherwise, conflicts will be arrived in different phases of management. This paper focuses on analysis of the present condition of forest co-management approach in Bangladesh, to identify the multiple actors and institutions of co-management and to show how co-management can be a solution for ensuring vertical linkage between the stakeholders and the government such as; the participation of local community in decision making creates links with the state actors. These fundamental issues are illustrated with observations on resource co-management in some Protected Areas (PA) of Bangladesh. This study demonstrates the form of vertical interplays and determines its contribution to provide guideline for entire community participation, Proper policy implementation. Keywords: Climate change, Governance ID: 3486780 -
ArticleThe utilization of rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia Roxb.) by local community in Indonesia has opened a Pandora’s box for the fate of its conservation status
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Dalbergia latifolia Roxb. is one species of the family Papilionaceae. It is also known as Indian rosewood, East Indian rosewood, Bombay Black wood, Palissaneder de I’Inde or d’Asie (France), or Sonokeling (Indonesia). In Indonesia, Sonokeling is often used for high-class furniture raw materials such as bookshelves, cabinets, decorative wood, wood carving and instruments cases. People also use it as shade tree, especially in agroforestry systems and government use Sonokeling for reforestation. Indonesia exports plenty of raw materials for musical instruments, sports equipment, and plywood products. The biggest source of timber trading for this species to date has been obtained from state owned concession or from community land, not from the wild. Some argues that Sonokeling has becoming rare but some claims otherwise. In 2016, D. latifolia Roxb. was included in the CITES Appendix II list. This may affect trading regulation in Indonesia despite the fact that Sonokeling is widely spread in Java island and easy to grow. This study was carried out to open the Pandora’s box of its conservation status that so far based on limited information from their distribution elsewhere. The results revealed a massive density and its distribution in the place where it is first planted. In West Java, growth increment can reach 4-7 cm/year. However, there was a difference in heartwood size between Sonokeling growing in plantation area with those in community’s land. Survey showed of farmers’ less interest to grow Sonokeling intensively and indication of some illegal cutting from plantation area. So far, treatment to enlarge tree diameter is through thinning. While technology to enlarge heartwood remains unknown. The information generated from this study could be used as piece of evidence to further investigate the growth, distribution and to prevent illegal harvesting of Sonokeling in Indonesia. This will possibly help to delisting Sonokeling from CITES Appendix II. Keywords: sonokeling, reforestation, plantation, conservation, CITES, plywood, trading ID: 3486310
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