Citation Information

  • Title : Carbon Sequestration and trace Gas Emissions in Slash-and-Burn and Alternative Land-Uses in the Humid Tropics
  • Source : ASB Climate Change Working Group Final Report, Phase II
  • Publisher : Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn Programme
  • Pages : 1-18, 1-17
  • Year : 1999
  • Document Type : Journal Article
  • Language : English
  • Authors:
    • Van Noordwijk, M.
    • Sitompul, S. M.
    • Rodrigues, V.
    • Ricse, A.
    • Parton, W. J.
    • Njomgang, R.
    • Murdiyarso, D.
    • Moukam, A.
    • Mendes, A.
    • Kotto-Same, J.
    • Hairiah, K.
    • Feigl, B.
    • Cordeiro, D. G.
    • Castilla, C.
    • Arevalo, L.
    • Alegre, J.
    • Woomer, P. L.
    • Palm, C. A.
  • Climates: Tropical (A). Tropical rainforest (Af). Tropical monsoonal (Am). Tropical savannah (Aw).
  • Cropping Systems:
  • Countries: Brazil. Indonesia.

Summary

The overall objectives of the Climate Change Working Group during Phase II of the Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn Programme (ASB) were to determine those land-use systems that sequester more carbon and reduce trace gas emissions. The research consisted of three activities: 1 Collect strategic information on changes in carbon stocks and land use, 2 Develop a database on trace gas fluxes from different land-use systems, and 3 Assess land rehabilitation techniques for increasing carbon sequestration.

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