Can Nepal Benefit from Forest Carbon Financing? An Assessment of Opportunities, Challenges and Possible Actions
Carbon financing has emerged as a possible regulatory or voluntary market instrument to reward reforestation. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) is now being proposed as an instrument for this. Likewise, a substantial section of the voluntary market has shown a willingness to buy forest carbon. This report analyses whether Nepal’s forest sector can benefit from these opportunities, how, and under what conditions.
Modeling soil organic carbon stocks and changes in a Nepalese watershed
Land use, land use change and forestry activities play an important role in determining whether soil is a sink or source of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). The effects of land use change on greenhouse gases and climate change are receiving greater attention in many developing countries. We simulated changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) pool over 100 years (1950–2050) under managed dense Shorea forest (DS), rainfed upland (Bari) and irrigated low land (Khet) of Pokhare Khola, a mid-hill watershed of Nepal, using the Century model.
Assessment of Soil Quality Index and Soil organic carbon stock under different land use, elevation and aspect
Soil quality index is a useful tool for assessing the overall soil condition and response to management, or resilience towards natural and anthropogenic forces. The research entitled “Assessment of Soil Quality Index and Soil Organic Carbon stock under different land use, elevation and aspect” was carried out in Upper Harpan Sub-watershed, Kaski with the objective of assessing soil quality index and carbon stock under different land use, elevation and aspect.
Organic carbon stock of Albizia procera, Lagerstroemia speciosa and Cassia fistula seedlings under climate change scenarios
The organic carbon in plants is stored in the foliage, stems and root systems and most important the woody tissue in the main stems of trees. Ability of forests, trees and vegetation as terrestrial carbon sinks to absorb CO2 emission and mitigate climate change has attracted wide attention.
Forest Carbon Partnership Facility In Nepal: A Trap of International Resource Mafia
Recent announcement of the World Bank offer of Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) in Nepal may have given positive inspiration for many government forestry officials, NGO workers and some unemployed forestry professionals. I am working on the impacts of forest carbon credits on economies. Based on that knowledge the programme may benefit forestry professionals but it makes rural communities further worse off.
Land use and land use changes effects on organic carbon pools, soil aggregate associated carbon and soil organic matter quality
Impact of land use change on greenhouse gases emissions and consequent climate change has received greater attention in recent years. Forest and soils are important reservoirs of terrestrial carbon (C) and can be a source or sink of atmospheric C depending upon its management.