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.
Land,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
12(2), P. 516 - 516
Published: Feb. 20, 2023
At
the
75th
session
of
United
Nations
General
Assembly,
China
formally
proposed
goal
achieving
carbon
peak
by
2030
and
neutrality
2060,
which
is
called
dual-carbon
strategy.
In
this
study,
we
incorporated
strategy
perspective
into
ecological
product
value
(EPV)
evaluation.
The
EPV
sum
final
service
provided
regional
ecosystems
for
human
production
life.
A
significant
uncertainty
exists
in
evaluating
EPV.
To
bridge
gap,
explored
quantitative
evaluation
index
system
based
on
conducted
an
empirical
analysis
relating
to
four
subindexes
(ecological
protection,
products
neutral
capacity
transformation,
value,
realization
safeguard
mechanism).
nine
provinces
Yellow
River
basin
2020
was
measured.
results
showed
that
total
score
relatively
low,
average
scores
protection
level,
capacity,
transformation
guarantee
mechanism
were
all
at
a
low
level.
Overall,
level
realize
good.
However,
poor.
From
spatial
perspective,
roughly
upstream
region
>
downstream
midstream
basin.
Finally,
corresponding
countermeasures
suggestions
are
put
forward
according
comprehensive
subindexes.
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.
