Forests harbour large carbon stocks.Undoubtedly, Kalimantan as one of the largest islands in Indonesia and with vast areasof forest left but a rapid rate of decline in forest cover as well as forest quality, has become a major focus in discussions on thedynamics of forest cover and the impacts oncarbon stocks and carbon sequestration.The FORMACS project of CARE Indonesia in Kabupaten Nunukan was established to test community based forestmanagement as an approach to enhance local livelihoods and reduce negative current trends of forest cover change. Carbon-stock monitoring is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of the project approach towards the goals and to establish a baseline of the rate of change before the project became fully effective.
Publication year
2005
Authors
Widayati A; Ekadinata, A.; Syam R
Language
English
Keywords
ecology, land use, landscape, vegetation
Geographic
Indonesia
