Abstract
At present only the sink ability of forest to sequester atmospheric CO2 through establishing
new forests is credited under the current UNFCCC climate change mitigation mechanisms in
developing countries, i.e. the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol.
Other forest practices such as the Community Forest Management (CFM) in Tanzania which
involve management of natural forests that would otherwise degrade or be deforested and
result in carbon emissions, are not at present credited. However, under a new policy currently
under discussion by the Parties to the UNFCCC, reductions in deforestation and degradation
may be credited in the future. This thesis provides evidence in support of this new policy,
known as Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD), which
considers forests as ‘sinks and sources’ of atmospheric CO2. This policy would operate on the
basis of overall national efforts to slow down loss of carbon from forests, and CFM might
contribute to such national efforts, thus involving communities in the global climate change
mitigation policy.
Original language | English |
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Award date | 3 Dec 2008 |
Place of Publication | Enschede |
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Print ISBNs | 978-90-365-2773-6 |
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Publication status | Published - 3 Dec 2008 |
Keywords
- IR-68918