Open AccessBiomass and Carbon Stored Estimated in the forest ecosystem of the Nova Canaã Farm (Porciúncula/RJ)
Author(s) -
Vilma da Conceição Lima dos Santos,
Cleber Vinicius Vitorio da Silva,
Josimar Ribeiro de Almeida,
Juan Carlos Resende de Moraes,
Acácio Geraldo de Carvalho,
Carlos Domingos da Silva,
Vanessa da Silva Brandão,
Fábio José Ésper,
Rodrigo Cavalcante Passos da Silva
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
naturae (aracaju)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2674-6441
DOI - 10.6008/cbpc2674-6441.2020.001.0001
Subject(s) - kyoto protocol , biome , environmental science , biomass (ecology) , ecosystem , greenhouse gas , carbon sequestration , sustainable development , ecosystem services , forest ecology , forestry , agriculture , clean development mechanism , environmental protection , agroforestry , geography , ecology , carbon dioxide , archaeology , biology
Global warming has become international concern, culminating with the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol which includes definitions and objectives of the sustainable development mechanisms and features that make it easier for the industrialized countries to jointly compensate for their polluting greenhouse gas emissions. Porciúncula is a city known for its agricultural development and the lack of characterization of ecosystems associated with the Atlantic Forest biome. Facing this chaotic scenario is Nova Canaã farm located in the Ribeirão da Perdição Environmental Preservation Area its forest ecosystem provides a series of environmental services such as carbon storage and CO2 sequestration. The team of researchers from OM Consultoria Ambiental performed the quantification of the biomass (Bwood) of the bole which resulted in estimates of 398.4753 t.ha-1 corresponding to 199.2377 tC.ha-1. The estimates obtained for the forest ecosystem of the farm can be used as a reference for the establishment of forest restoration projects under the under the sustainable development mechanism established the Kyoto Protocol.