Journal of Forest and Environmental Science

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  • Pages.281-294
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  • 2017
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  • 2288-9744(pISSN)
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  • 2288-9752(eISSN)
강원대학교 산림과학연구소 (Institute of Forest Science, kangwon National University)
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Towards Sustainability of Tropical Forests: Implications for Enhanced Carbon Stock and Climate Change Mitigation

  • Rahman, Mizanur (Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Islam, Mahmuda (Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Islam, Rofiqul (Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Sobuj, Norul Alam (Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Forestry, University of Eastern Finland)
  • 투고 : 2016.08.25
  • 심사 : 2017.06.16
  • 발행 : 2017.11.30
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Tropical forests constitute almost half of the global forest cover, account for 35% of the global net primary productivity and thereby have potential to contribute substantially to sequester atmospheric $CO_2$ and offset climate change impact. However, deforestation and degradation lead by unsustainable management of tropical forests contribute to the unprecedented species losses and limit ecosystem services including carbon sequestration. Sustainable forest management (SFM) in the tropics may tackle and rectify such deleterious impacts of anthropogenic disturbances and climatic changes. However, the existing dilemma on the definition of SFM and lack of understanding of how tropical forest sustainability can be achieved lead to increasing debate on whether climate change mitigation initiatives would be successful. We reviewed the available literature with a view to clarify the concept of sustainability and provide with a framework towards the sustainability of tropical forests for enhanced carbon stock and climate change mitigation. We argue that along with securing forest tenure and thereby reducing deforestation, application of reduced impact logging (RIL) and appropriate silvicultural system can enhance tropical forest carbon stock and help mitigate climate change.

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