Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(17), P. 7377 - 7377
Published: Aug. 27, 2024
The
escalating
pace
of
migration
and
urbanization
in
Nepal
has
triggered
profound
alterations
land
use
practices.
This
event
resulted
a
considerable
diminution
ecological
diversity
substantial
decline
the
potential
for
carbon
sequestration
other
ecosystem
services,
thereby
impeding
climate
change
mitigation
efforts.
To
address
this,
comprehensive
assessment
storage
was
conducted
from
2000
to
2019
forecasted
2050
Nepal.
Employing
Markov
chain
InVEST
models,
this
study
evaluated
loss
gain
carbon,
elucidating
its
economic
value
spatial
distribution.
findings
revealed
that
were
1.237
1.271
billion
tons,
respectively,
with
projected
increase
1.347
million
tons
by
2050.
Carbon
between
amounted
34.141
which
is
anticipated
surge
76.07
2050,
translating
valuations
110.909
378.645
USD,
respectively.
Forests
emerged
as
pivotal
storage,
exhibiting
higher
pooling
than
types,
expanding
37%
42%
total
area
predicted
year
Notably,
distribution
concentrated
parts
terai
mountain
regions,
alongside
significant
portions
hilly
terrain.
offer
valuable
insights
governing
REDD+
developing
implementing
forest
management
policies.
results
emphasize
importance
providing
incentives
local
communities
judiciously
promote
effective
conservation
measures.
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 6, 2025
Abstract
Religious
landscapes
provide
underexplored
contributions
to
carbon
sequestration
and
biodiversity
conservation.
This
study
uses
remote
sensing
spatial
analysis
evaluate
the
storage
potential
ecological
resilience
of
Fo
Guang
Shan
Buddha
Museum
in
Kaohsiung,
Taiwan.
Between
2016
2022,
increased
by
17.8%,
with
tree
canopy
contributing
over
1,300
tons
carbon.
Despite
a
recent
decline
rate,
habitat
connectivity
remains
high,
while
indices
indicate
growing
species
richness
evenness.
Economic
valuation
estimates
site’s
at
USD
16–19
million,
aligned
Taiwan’s
2024
Carbon
Fee
Policy.
Comparative
landscape
metrics
suggest
that
temple-managed
green
spaces
mitigate
fragmentation
more
effectively
than
passive
conservation
models.
These
findings
support
integration
faith-driven
sacred
into
offset
programs
nature-based
climate
solutions.
The
highlights
policy
relevance
religious
sites
as
multifunctional
heritage
sustainability
national
strategies.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(16), P. 7025 - 7025
Published: Aug. 16, 2024
Land
use/land
cover
change
has
a
significant
indicative
effect
on
the
carbon
storage
of
terrestrial
ecosystems.
We
selected
Chang-Zhu-Tan
urban
agglomeration
as
research
object,
coupled
FLUS
and
InVEST
models
to
explore
changes
in
land
use
region
from
2010
2020,
predicted
their
spatiotemporal
evolution
characteristics
under
three
scenarios
2035:
natural
development
(S1),
ecological
priority
(S2)
(S3).
Spatial
autocorrelation
was
used
analyze
spatial
distribution
storage.
The
results
revealed
rapid
expansion
encroaching
cultivated
forest
resulting
total
area
1957.50
km2
by
2020.
Carbon
experienced
loss
6.86
×
106
t,
primarily
between
2015.
model
indicated
pattern
“low
middle
high
around”,
with
areas
low
showing
large-scale
faceted
aggregate
2035.
Under
different
regional
scenarios,
S3
exhibited
highest
loss,
reaching
150.93
t.
S1
decline
136.30
while
S2
only
reduction
24.26
primary
driving
factor
is
conversion
into
areas.
It
recommended
that
implementation
protection
policies
optimization
structures
effectively
minimize
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(17), P. 7377 - 7377
Published: Aug. 27, 2024
The
escalating
pace
of
migration
and
urbanization
in
Nepal
has
triggered
profound
alterations
land
use
practices.
This
event
resulted
a
considerable
diminution
ecological
diversity
substantial
decline
the
potential
for
carbon
sequestration
other
ecosystem
services,
thereby
impeding
climate
change
mitigation
efforts.
To
address
this,
comprehensive
assessment
storage
was
conducted
from
2000
to
2019
forecasted
2050
Nepal.
Employing
Markov
chain
InVEST
models,
this
study
evaluated
loss
gain
carbon,
elucidating
its
economic
value
spatial
distribution.
findings
revealed
that
were
1.237
1.271
billion
tons,
respectively,
with
projected
increase
1.347
million
tons
by
2050.
Carbon
between
amounted
34.141
which
is
anticipated
surge
76.07
2050,
translating
valuations
110.909
378.645
USD,
respectively.
Forests
emerged
as
pivotal
storage,
exhibiting
higher
pooling
than
types,
expanding
37%
42%
total
area
predicted
year
Notably,
distribution
concentrated
parts
terai
mountain
regions,
alongside
significant
portions
hilly
terrain.
offer
valuable
insights
governing
REDD+
developing
implementing
forest
management
policies.
results
emphasize
importance
providing
incentives
local
communities
judiciously
promote
effective
conservation
measures.
