Current and Future Carbon Content of Standing Biomass in Gishwati Forest Reserve
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Authors
Boland, Alex
Chancellor, Rebecca
Rundus, Aaron
Issue Date
2012-04-18
Type
Presentation
Language
en_US
Keywords
Forest reserves--Carbon content , Plant biomass--Carbon centent , Gishwati Forest Reserve (Rwanda)
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Abstract
We determine the carbon content of standing biomass in the Gishwati forest reserve in northwestern
Rwanda, and estimate the growth potential of naturally regenerated forest there. In surveying UNFCC
Clean Development Mechanism projects, we suggest that current methods of growth rate projection
for mixed, non-plantation forests may significantly overestimate the amount of carbon sequestered,
and identify an alternative method for the calculation of sequestration potential. We find that the
Gishwati forest is expected to sequester an average of 0.885 tonnes C/ha per annum over the next 30
years.
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Mentor: David Courard-Hauri