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Assessment of Forest Degradation and Carbon Storage for REDD+ Project in North Korea

북한에서의 REDD+ 사업을 위한 산림황폐화 및 탄소저장량 평가

  • Piao, Dongfan (Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Lee, Woo-Kyun (Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Zhu, Yongyan (Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Kim, Moonil (Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Song, Cholho (Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University)
  • ;
  • 이우균 (고려대학교 환경생태공학과) ;
  • ;
  • 김문일 (고려대학교 환경생태공학과) ;
  • 송철호 (고려대학교 환경생태공학과)
  • Received : 2016.01.25
  • Accepted : 2016.03.10
  • Published : 2016.03.31
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Abstract

As the deforestation in North Korea gets severed, the interest for REDD+ is also increasing. This study analyzed historical land cover changes of the study area which is 10,000 ha in Hwanghaebukdo of North Korea for assessing change in landcover and carbon storage. The result showed that the forest area had decreased from 7,035 ha to 4,293 ha which is approximately 39% of total forest area between 1989 and 2013. The deforestation caused that forest carbon storage had decreased approximately $284,399tCO_2$. Set the baseline and analysed the potential reduction amount of carbon emission, it was estimated that REDD+ project could store approximately $364,704tCO_2$ for next 30 years. This study still has limitations such as lacking in direct field survey and the data of stand volume of each tree species which was replaced with the data of stand volume in South Korea. But, study can be applied for future REDD+ projects in North Korea.

북한의 산림 황폐화는 매우 심각한 것으로 보고되고 있으며, 이를 해결하기 위해 황폐화 방지와 온실가스 감축을 목표로 한 REDD+ 사업에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 북한 황해북도에서 10,000 ha를 대상지에 대해 다중시기 토지피복 변화를 분석하였다. 연구 대상지의 산림 황폐화는 계속 심해져, 1989년 7,035 ha로부터 2013년 4,293 ha로 약 39%가 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 그에 따라 산림탄소축적량은 약 $284,399tCO_2$ 감소한 것으로 나타났다. 기준선을 설정하고 REDD+ 사업에 의한 산림탄소 감소방지량 (온실가스배출감축량)을 분석한 결과 약 $364,704tCO_2$가 감소하지 않고 유지될 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 현장조사 수행이 불가능한 한계점과 단위면적 (ha)당 산림탄소축적량을 이용할 시 북한의 수종 재적 자료가 없는 제한 하에 남한의 자료를 사용한 한계는 향후 극복하여야 할 과제라고 판단된다. 그러나 본 연구는 향후 북한에서 REDD+ 사업을 위해 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

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