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Potential for Land Use Carbon in Africa Jonathan Haskett

Potential for Land Use Carbon in Africa Jonathan Haskett. Carbon benefits from Sequestration and Reduced Emissions. Sequestration of Carbon Through Land Use. Mechanisms: Active uptake of carbon via tree – planting Active uptake of carbon via increased productivity

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Potential for Land Use Carbon in Africa Jonathan Haskett

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  1. Potential for Land Use Carbon in Africa Jonathan Haskett Carbon benefits from Sequestration and Reduced Emissions

  2. Sequestration of Carbon Through Land Use • Mechanisms: • Active uptake of carbon via tree – planting • Active uptake of carbon via increased productivity • Active uptake of carbon via soil sequestration • Benefits • Creating new livelihood opportunities and a broader, more diverse economic base • Helping communities to adapt to climate change • Increasing biodiversity • Helping to mitigate global climate change • Reversing land degradation

  3. CDM AFOLU Potential Africa Forest Definition: Crown Cover greater than 30% From : Zomer et al. Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change (2008) 13:219–239

  4. Kenya CDM AFOLU Potential

  5. Uganda CDM AFOLU Potential

  6. Zambia CDM AFOLU Potential

  7. Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation(REDD) Not currently included in the Kyoto framework but is on the agenda for future climate agreements as agreed to at the COP 13 climate meetings in Bali Provides credits for maintaining standing forests by reducing the rate of deforestation

  8. Forest Area - Africa MODIS 2001 Treecover >30% 10-30% Hansen et al., 2003, Earth Interactions <10%

  9. Kenya Forest

  10. Uganda Forest

  11. Zambia Forest

  12. Conclusions There is significant potential in Africa and specifically in COMESA Countries to participate in global carbon markets both through sequestration and through avoided deforestation.

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