| Author | Ahmed, Nasir |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no. NR-95-01 |
| Subject(s) | Climatic changes--Thailand
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| Note | A Research Su1dy submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master
of Science, School of Environment, Resources & Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Research studies project report ; no. NR-95-01 |
| Abstract | The nature, mechanism and the driving forces for global
warming and greenhouse effect are briefly reviewed in the study.
The practical con sequences for the rising rates of tropical
deforestation and the potential gai ns obtained from conserving and
increasing forest cover so as to expand a potential vegetal sink
for ever-increasing carbon di oxide (co2) emissions through
anthropogenic activities, are discussed and assessed in detail.
Estimation of costs of carbon sequestration, as applicable to
various available and appropriate forestry options for Thailand,
are made with special focus on planting of the four major
indigenous Tropical forest tree types viz . , Evergreen, Mixed
Deciduous, Dry Dipterocarpous and Coniferous. The results obtained
out of these estimations using Net Primary Productivity (NPP) of
these f our tropical forest types, and Fractional Carbon Content
(FCC) of Dry Matter, assumed to be 0.50 for t h is study, showed the
transplanting and direct sowing of tropical dry Dipterocarpous
trees to be mot economic forestry option (sequestration costs =
U.S.$ 1.34 and U.S.$ 0.94, respectively), for transplanting and
direct sowing of seeds, in Thailand. The carbon sequestration costs
increase with a decrease in the NPP value of the forest tree types
used for affore station.
The policies, programmes, and projects presently in effect in
Thai l and, for increasing the for est vegetal cover of the country,
are critically analysed, reviewed and assessed for their
contribution towards increasing potential forest sink for co2
sequestration. Though the policies and programmes currently in
effect in Thailand show a keenness of the state towards ensuring
the protection of the existing forests at the same time expanding
the total forest vegetal cover through afforestation/reforestation,
yet the success of these measures, as also found in this study,
requires full consideration of factors like land availability and
suitability, biotic potential for carbon fixation, proper selection
of projects and accounting for implementation uncertainties.
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| Year | 1995 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Research studies project report ; no. NR-95-01 |
| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Natural Resources Management (NRM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Suselo, Tri B. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Apisit Eiumnoh ;Preeda Par.kpian ; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA).; |
| Degree | Research Studies Project Report (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1995 |