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Estimation of forest Carbon Stocks in Ba Be National Park, Bac Kan province, Vietnam

https://doi.org/10.24259/fs.v4i1.7848
Nguyen Thi Dong
Thai Nguyen University of Sciences
Van Huu Tap
Thai Nguyen University of Sciences; Thai Nguyen city
Nguyen Thi Phương Mai
Thai Nguyen University of Sciences
Nguyen Thi Hoang Lien
Faculty of Environmental Science, VNU University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ha Noi

Corresponding Author(s) : Nguyen Thi Dong

dongnt@tnus.edu.vn

Forest and Society, Vol. 4 No. 1 (2020): APRIL

Abstract

Climate change and an increase in the greenhouse effect are a matter of global concern. One of reasons for this phenomenon is the increase in greenhouse gases, especially CO2. Therefore, the authors investigated CO2 absorption from forests of 45 plots in Ba Be National Park, characterized by 3 forest states as rich, medium and poor forest, rehabilitated forest after exploitation to estimate carbon sequestration of the forest. In which, the carbon stock of rich forest reaches 273.17 tones/ha, the medium forest is 136.23 tones/ha and the poor forest, rehabilitated forest is 42.06 tones/ha. With a forest growth rate of 1.8% per year, the carbon sequestration in Ba Be National Park for 3 forest states is about 16,499 tones per year. This will contribute to improve environmental quality, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and creating a scientific basis for managers to develop a payment mechanism of forest carbon sequestration services.

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Forest carbon carbon sequestration natural forest Ba Be National Park
Dong, N. T., Tap, V. H., Phương Mai, N. T., & Lien, N. T. H. (2020). Estimation of forest Carbon Stocks in Ba Be National Park, Bac Kan province, Vietnam. Forest and Society, 4(1), 195-208. https://doi.org/10.24259/fs.v4i1.7848
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Author Biographies

Nguyen Thi Dong, Thai Nguyen University of Sciences
Faculty of Natural resources and Environment
Van Huu Tap, Thai Nguyen University of Sciences; Thai Nguyen city
Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment,
Nguyen Thi Phương Mai, Thai Nguyen University of Sciences
Faculty of Natural resources and Environment
Nguyen Thi Hoang Lien, Faculty of Environmental Science, VNU University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ha Noi
Faculty of Environment
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