Contributions of mangrove conservation and restoration to climate change mitigation in Indonesia.

ABSTRACT: Mangrove forests are important carbon sinks and this is especially true for Indonesia where about 24% of the world's mangroves exist. Unfortunately, vast expanses of these mangroves have been deforested, degraded or converted to other uses resulting in significant greenhouse gas emissions. The objective of this study was to quantify the climate change mitigation potential of mangrove conservation and restoration in Indonesia. We calculated the emission factors from the dominant land uses in mangroves, determined mangrove deforestation rates and quantified the total emissions and the potential emission reductions that could be achieved from mangrove conservation and restoration. Based upon our analysis of the carbon stocks and emissions from land use in mangroves we found: (1) Indonesia's m

SUBMITTER: Arifanti VB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9325550 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature