Disturbed African tropical forests and woodlands have the potential to contribute to climate change mitigation. Therefore, there is a need to understand how carbon stocks of disturbed and recovering tropical forests are determined by environmental conditions and human use. In this case study, we explore how gradients in environmental conditions and human use determine aboveground biomass (AGB) in 1958 national forest inventory (NFI) plots located in forests and woodlands in mainland Tanzania. Plots were divided into recovering forests (areas recovering from deforestation for
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- A Global Comparative Study for achieving effective, efficient and equitable REDD+ results
- From Climate Research to Action under Multilevel Governance: Building Knowledge and Capacity at Landscape Scale (MLG)
- Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)
- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety – Germany (BMU)
Source
Environmental Research Letters 16(4): 044014
Publication year
2021
ISSN
1748-9326
Authors
Suarez, D.R.; Rozendaal, D.M.; De Sy, V.; Gibbs, D.A.; Harris, N.L.; Sexton, J.O.; Feng, M.; Channan, S.; Zahabu, E.; Silayo, D.S.; Pekkarinen, A.; Martius, C.; Herold, M.
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Tanzania
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Tanzania
Christopher Martius
Bonn Hub Leader and Managing Director of CIFOR Germany