Saturday, November 24, 2012

Counting Carbon - Measuring Carbon Stocks in Logging Concessions in Cameroon

AlertNet: Deep inside a logging concession in southern Cameroon, scientists from the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) are measuring the carbon content of a huge tree, selectively felled by a timber company. They're hoping to bolster scientific evidence that shows sustainable timber production in forests logged by private companies and local communities could increase carbon stocks - thus reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming. When logging is conducted selectively...

URL: http://allafrica.com/stories/201211220903.html?utm_source=REDD%2B+Digest+-+23+November+2012&utm_campaign=REDD+digest+9-11-12&utm_medium=email

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