Assessing carbon stocks and modelling win–win scenarios of

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carbon sequestration through land-use changes

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CONTENTS

Foreword vii

Acknowledgements viii

Acronyms ix

Summary xi

Introduction 1

Outline of the methodology 5

Assessment of biomass and carbon stock in present land use 9

Modelling carbon dynamics in soils 29

Integrating the assessment of total carbon stocks to carbon sequestration potential with land-use

change 57

Biodiversity assessment 69

Land degradation assessment 81

Analysis of land-use change scenarios for decision-making 105

Discussion115

Bibliography 149

Conclusions and recommendations 143