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Enteric methane emission factors of smallholder dairy farming systems across intensification gradients in the central highlands of Ethiopia
Abstract Background Following global pledges to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% by 2030 compared to the baseline level …
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Carbon stock potential of highland bamboo plantations in northwestern Ethiopia
Abstract Background In Ethiopia, highland bamboo has been cultivated in various niches: farmlands, riverbanks, woodlot boundaries, and homesteads, and agroforestry …
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Allometric equations for selected Acacia species (Vachellia and Senegalia genera) of Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Allometric equations are used to estimate biomass and carbon stock of forests. In Ethiopia, despite the presence of large …
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Biomass, carbon stock and sequestration potential of Oxytenanthera abyssinica forests in Lower Beles River Basin, Northwestern Ethiopia
Abstract Background Given the large bamboo resource base with considerable potential to act as an important carbon sink, Ethiopia has …
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Effects of drivers and their variations on the number of stems and aboveground carbon removals in miombo woodlands of mainland Tanzania
Abstract Background Removals caused by both natural and anthropogenic drivers such as logging and fire in miombo woodlands causes substantial …
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Tree diversity and carbon stocks in agroforestry systems in northern Ethiopia
Abstract Background Agroforestry (AF) is an ancient tradition in Ethiopian dryland farming system. Several studies have examined system design, soil …
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The effects of seaward distance on above and below ground carbon stocks in estuarine mangrove ecosystems
BACKGROUND: Mangrove forests have gained recognition for their potential role in climate change mitigation due to carbon sequestration in live …
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The accuracy of species-specific allometric equations for estimating aboveground biomass in tropical moist montane forests: case study of Albizia grandibracteata and Trichilia dregeana
Abstract Background Application of allometric equations for quantifying forests aboveground biomass is a crucial step related to efforts of climate …
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The relevance of using in situ carbon and nitrogen data and satellite images to assess aboveground carbon and nitrogen stocks for supporting national REDD + programmes in Africa
Abstract Background To reduce the uncertainty in estimates of carbon emissions resulting from deforestation and forest degradation, better information on …
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Carbon stocks for different land cover types in Mainland Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Developing countries participating in the mitigation mechanism of reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+), are required to …
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Carbon stock of the various carbon pools in Gerba-Dima moist Afromontane forest, South-western Ethiopia
Unlike in the developed countries, Ethiopia does not have carbon inventories and databank to monitor and enhance carbon sequestration potential …
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Pasture enclosures increase soil carbon dioxide flux rate in Semiarid Rangeland, Kenya
Pasture enclosures play an important role in rehabilitating the degraded soils and vegetation, and may also influence the emission of …
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Biomass allometric equation and expansion factor for a mountain moist evergreen forest in Mozambique
BACKGROUND: Worldwide, forests are an important carbon sink and thus are key to mitigate the effects of climate change. Mountain …
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Questioning emissions-based approaches for the definition of REDD+ deforestation baselines in high forest cover/low deforestation countries
BACKGROUND: REDD+ is being questioned by the particular status of High Forest/Low Deforestation countries. Indeed, the formulation of reference levels …
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The effects of land cover change on carbon stock dynamics in a dry Afromontane forest in northern Ethiopia
Forests play an important role in mitigating global climate change by capturing and sequestering atmospheric carbon. Quantitative estimation of the …
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Assessment of soil organic carbon fractions and carbon management index under different land use types in Olesharo Catchment, Narok County, Kenya
The changes in land use and land cover have a strong effect on the total soil organic carbon, its fractions …
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Correction to: Quantifying and understanding carbon storage and sequestration within the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, a tropical biodiversity hotspot
Upon publication of the original article [1], the authors noticed that the figure labelling for Fig. 4 in the online …
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Combining airborne laser scanning and Landsat data for statistical modeling of soil carbon and tree biomass in Tanzanian Miombo woodlands
BACKGROUND: Soil carbon and biomass depletion can be used to identify and quantify degraded soils, and by using remote sensing, …