Carbon and Biodiversity Outcomes under Divergent Management Scenarios in Shifting Cultivation Landscapes in the Upland Philippines

Sharif A Mukul; John L Herbohn; Jennifer Firn; Nestor O Gregorio

doi:10.20944/preprints202003.0023.v1

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Carbon and Biodiversity Outcomes under Divergent Management Scenarios in Shifting Cultivation Landscapes in the Upland Philippines

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Carbon and Biodiversity Outcomes under Divergent Management Scenarios in Shifting Cultivation Landscapes in the Upland Philippines

Sharif A Mukul, John L Herbohn, Jennifer Firn and Nestor O Gregorio

Preprints, pp.1-15

MDPI AG

2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202003.0023.v1

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Abstract

Forestry Sciences

shifting cultivation

Philippines

biodiversity

carbon

REDD+

The Philippines is both a biodiversity hotspot and a megadiverse country. The country also has experienced one of the highest rates of deforestation in Southeast Asia and is among the first countries to introduce a massive reforestation program to address the country's rapid biodiversity and forest loss. Drawing upon an empirical study from the Leyte island and other relevant case studies from the Philippines, in this chapter, we demonstrate that recovering secondary forests following shifting cultivation, locally known as kaingin have the high potentials for biodiversity and carbon co-benefits. Based on our empirical study, we also found that secondary forest regrowing after kaingin use can potentially be used as a cost-effective reforestation measure with multiple benefits to people and the environment in upland areas of the Philippines. We also discuss measures that are essential for such programs to be successful.

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Title: Carbon and Biodiversity Outcomes under Divergent Management Scenarios in Shifting Cultivation Landscapes in the Upland Philippines
Authors: Sharif A Mukul (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
John L Herbohn (Author) - Centre for Research on Land-use Sustainability, Bangladesh
Jennifer Firn (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Nestor O Gregorio (Author) - Centre for Research on Land-use Sustainability, Bangladesh
Publication details: Preprints, pp.1-15
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 2020
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202003.0023.v1
ISSN: 2310-287X
Organisation Unit: Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Industries Research Centre; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450969802621
Output Type: Preprint

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