Land use change in rural Bhutan – Implications for forest carbon stocks and climate change mitigation
ブータン農村部の土地利用変化 – 森林炭素ストックと気候変動緩和への影響 (AI 翻訳)
Sigyel Delma, Don Gilmour, Katherine Warner, Karma Jigme Temphel, John Herbohn
🤖 gxceed AI 要約
日本語
ブータンの土地利用変化を25年間にわたり分析し、森林面積が約1100km²、低木林が約2000km²増加したことを示した。農業の放棄や放牧の減少が主因で、地域住民の認識も調査。再生林をコミュニティ森林に組み込めば、年間12万トンのCO2吸収と約120万ドルの炭素収入が見込める。
English
This study analyzes 25 years of land use change in Bhutan, showing increases in forest and shrubland areas due to agricultural abandonment and reduced grazing. It estimates that incorporating regenerating forests into community forests could sequester an additional 0.12 million MgCO2 annually, generating potential carbon revenue of $1.2 million per year.
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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters
日本のGX文脈において
日本の森林吸収源対策やJ-クレジット制度と関連し、地域コミュニティ主体の炭素吸収プロジェクトの参考事例となる。日本では森林管理の高齢化や放棄地問題が類似しており、コミュニティ森林の拡大による炭素クレジット創出は示唆に富む。
In the global GX context
This study provides empirical evidence on land use change and carbon sequestration potential in Bhutan, relevant to global discussions on nature-based solutions and carbon markets. It highlights the role of community forestry in enhancing carbon stocks, offering insights for REDD+ and voluntary carbon market projects.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:Provides empirical data on land use change and carbon sequestration in Bhutan, useful for carbon accounting and land-use modeling.
🏢実務担当者:Offers a model for community forestry-based carbon projects that could generate revenue, relevant for sustainability teams exploring nature-based solutions.
🏛政策担当者:Informs policy on land use planning and community forestry as a climate mitigation strategy, with potential for carbon finance.
📄 Abstract（原文）
Land use in Bhutan has undergone substantial change over the past several decades. Forest cover increased by about 1100 km² and shrubland by about 2000 km² during the 25-year period to 2020, mostly at the expense of agricultural land. Using participatory rural appraisal techniques to assess perceptions of stakeholders on the extent and direction of land use changes and the impacts on forests, revealed that there have been major changes to farming systems in recent decades. Most are associated with changed animal husbandry practices (large reduction in sheep and cattle numbers and shift from open range grazing of local cattle breeds to stall feeding of improved breeds), cessation of shifting cultivation, abandonment of agricultural land and less intensive agricultural practices. An estimated 50–400 ha per village of abandoned grazing land, shifting cultivation areas and other state reserve forest lands are now converting to shrublands and forests. There is a possibility of bringing some or all of this land under Community Forestry management with the explicit aim of increasing forest biomass and carbon sequestration. If each of the existing 839 community forests across Bhutan is increased by about 50 ha, an additional 0.12 million MgCO 2 could be sequestered annually, generating a potential annual revenue of about $US 1.2 million if the additional carbon could be sold into the carbon market. • Analysis of land use change in Bhutan over a 25-year period was carried out using a series of land use/land cover surveys. • Trends in, extent of and drivers of land use change were assessed based on local people’s perceptions. • Forests and shrublands are increasing in area due to changed farming practices, outmigration and land abandonment. • Incorporating regenerating forests into community forests could generate carbon revenue of $US 1.2 million/year.
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