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Potential of agroforestry techniques in mitigating CO 2 emissions in Nigeria: some preliminary estimates
Author(s) -
Adesina F. A.,
Siyanbola W. O.,
Oketola F. A.,
Pelemo D. A.,
Momodu S. A.,
Adegbulugbe A. O.,
Ojo L. O.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
global ecology and biogeography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.164
H-Index - 152
eISSN - 1466-8238
pISSN - 1466-822X
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00122.x
Subject(s) - deforestation (computer science) , greenhouse gas , agroforestry , climate change , environmental science , climate change mitigation , carbon sequestration , productivity , forestry , geography , environmental protection , ecology , carbon dioxide , economics , macroeconomics , computer science , biology , programming language
This paper attempts some preliminary evaluation of the potential of agroforestry techniques as a forestry strategy for controlling atmospheric CO 2 —a critical greenhouse gas. The end‐use scenario that attempts to meet the wood and related needs of the nation while mitigating climate change was adopted. The net emission estimate for the Forestry Sector in 1990—the base year for the study—was 9.5 million tonnes of carbon (MtC). Based on this figure, projections into the year 2030 gave cumulative net emissions of 427.4 and 580.5 MtC at 1.3% and 2.6% deforestation rates respectively. However, mitigating with agroforestry techniques, assuming that about 76% of the estimated 39.5 million ha of farmland in the country is committed to a variety of agroforestry systems, the results show that a total of 1530 MtC can be withdrawn from the atmosphere by the year 2030. The paper concludes that there is a reasonable case for the use of agroforestry techniques in the country, both as a means of sustaining soil productivity and as a strategy for mitigating climate change.