Carbon Sequestration

Carbon stocks and fluxes in tropical lowland dipterocarp rainforests in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Deforestation in the tropics is an important source of carbon C release to the atmosphere. To provide a sound scientific base for efforts taken to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD+) good estimates of C stocks and fluxes are important. We present components of the C balance for selectively logged lowland tropical dipterocarp rainforest in the Malua Forest Reserve of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Publication Date:

03/01/2012

Author(s): Philippe Saner, Yen Yee Loh, Robert C. Ong, Andy Hector

Source: PLoS ONE

Vol:

7

Issue:

1

pp:

1-11

Tags:

Tropical Forests, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, REDD, Deforestation, Malaysia, Carbon Sequestration

Lessons about land tenure, forest governance and REDD+: case studies from Africa, Asia and Latin America

This volume of case studies comprises one of two main publications resulting from the Oct. 21-22, 2011 Land Tenure and Forest Carbon Management Workshop hosted by the University of Wisconsin/Madison’s Land Tenure Center (LTC), Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, and Geography Dept.

Publication Date:

01/01/2012

Author(s): Lisa Naughton-Treves, Cathy Day

Source: UW-Madison Land Tenure Center

Tags:

Land Tenure, Forest Policy, REDD, Asia, Africa, South America, India, Forest Resources, Forest Conservation, Benefit Sharing, Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Market

Climate Change

Response of soil respiration to soil temperature and moisture in a 50-year-old oriental arborvitae plantation in China

China possesses large areas of plantation forests which take up great quantities of carbon. However, studies on soil respiration in these plantation forests are rather scarce and their soil carbon flux remains an uncertainty. In this study, we used an automatic chamber system to measure soil surface flux of a 50-year-old mature plantation of Platycladus orientalis at Jiufeng Mountain, Beijing, China.

Publication Date:

06/12/2011

Author(s): Xinxiao Yu, Tianshan Zha, Zhuo Pang & et al

Source: PLoS ONE

Vol:

6

Issue:

12

pp:

1-7

Tags:

Climate Change, Forests, China, Soil Capability, Carbon Sequestration, Global Warming, Climate Science

Climate Change

BioCarbon fund experience: insights from afforestation and reforestation clean development mechanism projects

The report is an effort to inform project developers and policy-makers about the main lessons learned by the BioCarbon Fund while accompanying the development of more than 20 A/R CDM forest projects in 16 countries since it started operations in 2004.

Publication Date:

01/12/2011

Source: The World Bank

Tags:

Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Carbon Market, Finance, Certified Emission Reduction, Afforestation, Green House Gases, Carbon Sequestration, Developing Countries, India, LULUCF

Carbon offset projects in the agricultural sector

Carbon offsetting projects are one of the economic tools available to reduce agricultural emissions by paying for metric tons of avoided CO2e emissions. A summary of the emission reductions enabled by agricultural projects to date is provided in this report.

Publication Date:

01/12/2011

Author(s): Claudine Foucherot, Valentin Bellassen

Source: CDC Climat

Tags:

Carbon Offset, Agriculture, Emission Targets, Carbon Market, Climate Mitigation, India, Global, Green House Gases, Carbon Dioxide, Biofuel, Carbon Sequestration

Climate Change

Green India Mission: India’s REDD+ action plan to disempower and evict forest communities from their own homelands

This critique highlights the international political agenda motivating the agenda of Green India Mission as well as how it impacts communities, forest governance and therefore access to forest rights.

Publication Date:

01/12/2011

Source: Equations

Tags:

REDD, India, Carbon Sinks, Ecosystem Services, Climate Change, Carbon Sequestration, Forests, Deforestation, Forest Rights Act 2006, Carbon Market

Land

Land tenure and payment for environmental services - Challenges and opportunities for REDD+

This article highlights the land tenure implications of payment for environmental services (PES) mechanisms to reduce carbon emissions and enhance carbon sequestration, and offers suggestions for incorporating tenure into PES strategies.

Publication Date:

01/12/2011

Author(s): Anna Knox, Cynthia Caron, Jonathan Miner & et al

Source: Land Tenure Journal

Issue:

2

pp:

1-40

Tags:

Land Tenure, Legislation, India, Asia, Africa, Ecosystem Services, REDD, Climate Change, Conflicts, Carbon Sequestration, Common Property Resources, Land Resources

Climate Change

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson: EPA to propose utility carbon rules next year

The top U.S. environmental regulator will propose early next year twice-delayed rules on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, she told the energyNOW television show.

Publication Date:

19/11/2011

Source: Environment News Network

Tags:

United States Of America (US), Carbon Dioxide, Air Pollution, Green House Gases, Thermal Power Plants, Natural Gas, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Carbon Capture and Storage, Carbon Sequestration

Climate Change

EPA To Propose Utility Carbon Rules Next Year

The top U.S. environmental regulator will propose early next year twice-delayed rules on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, she told the energyNOW television show.

Publication Date:

18/11/2011

Author(s): Timothy Gardner

Source: Planet Ark (Australia)

Tags:

United States Of America (US), Green House Gases, Energy, Climate Change, Air Pollution Control, Thermal Power Plants, Natural Gas, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Capture and Storage

Climate Change