Abstract
Global warming is among the most dreaded challenges of this era where carbon emission
is majorly the causal factor. This is as a result of fossil fuel burning and deforestation.
Trees functions as carbon sink by absorbing carbondioxide from the atmosphere and also
serve as an avenue to generate foreign earnings in the carbon market through carbon
trading hence this study aimed at assessing and estimating the economic value of carbon
stock of trees in the study area. A systematic sampling technique was used where four (4)
transects of 500m were laid at interval of 150m apart from each other. Four (4)
rectangular plots of 100m x 50m in size were laid alternatively along each transect at
20m. Data collected were names of the tree species, diameter at breast height (dbh) and
tree height. Allometric equations (non-destructive method) were used for calculation of
the tree biomass and carbon sequestrated. The results revealed that the total average
biomass stock in the study area was estimated at 32.7 tons while the total carbon dioxide
sequestered by all trees was 302.3 tons/ha. The estimated economic value of the carbon
dioxide sequestrated was $72,550.26 or equivalent to ₦56,252,569.29. This showed the
economic and ecological significance of the study area where foreign earnings can be
generated in addition to contributing towards mitigation of climate change.
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imagery of the secondary forest ecosystem in Ibadan, Nigeria. Forestry Research
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New York. Pp. 144-167
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Pada Hutan Produksi di Cagar Biosfer Pulau Siberut, Sumetera Barat. Jurnal
Penelian Hutan dan Konservasi Alam, 5(5): 357-407.
Cairns, M. A., Brown, S., Helmer, E. H. and Baumagardner, G. A. (1997). Root biomass
allocation in the world’s upland forests. Oecologia, 111(1): 1-11
Chen, Y., Li, X. and Luo, G. (2019). Allometric equations for estimating biomass and
carbon stock of dominant tree species in a subtropical forest, China. Forests,
10(2), 163
Daba, D. E. and Soromessa, T. (2018). The accuracy of species-specific allometric
equations for estimating above-ground biomass in tropical moist montane forest:
case study of Albiza grandibracteata and Trichilia dregeana. Carbon Balance
and
Management, 14(18):1-13. Retrieved May 26, 2020, from
https://doi.org/Io.1186/s13021-019-0134-8
Drupadi, T. A., Ariyanto, D. P., and Sudadi, S. (2021). Pendugaan Kadar Biomassa dan
Karbon Tersimpan pada Berbagai Kemiringan dan Tutupan Lahan di KHDTK
Gunung Bromo UNS. Jurnal Agrikultura, 32(2): 112-119.
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Conservation Foundation: Lagos, Nigeria. pp110
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2011). State of the World’s
Forest 2011.
Hangarge, R. M. and Patil, G. B. (2012). Carbon Sequestration Potential of Tree Species
in Somjaichi Rai (Sacred Grove) at Nandghur Village, in Bhor Region of Pune
District Maharashtra State, India. Asian journal of Plant Sciences and Research,
2(4): 256-264
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Majiya Firewood Research Sokoto State, Nigeria. Journal of Scientific Research
and Reports 18(2): 1-12
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State, Nigeria: A monitoring survey. Asian Pacific Journal of Tourism Research
16(2): 153-166
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Plc. Pp.21-31
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). (2014). Pichs-madroga, O.R.,
Sokona, Y., Farahani, E., Kadner, S., Seyboth, K., Adler, A., Baum, I., Brunner,
S., Eickemeier, P., Kriemann, B., Savolainen, J., Schlomer, S., Vonstechow, C.,
Zwickel, T., Minx, J.C (Eds.), climate change 2014: mitigation of climate change.
Contribution of working group III to the fifth assessment report of the IPCC
Cambridge university press, cambrige UK and New York.
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Khan, M. N. J., Islam, M. R., Rahman, A., Azad, M. S., Mollick, A. S., Kamfuzzaman,
M., Sadath, M. N., Feroz, S. M., Rakkibu, M. G. and Knohl, A. (2020). Allometric
relationships of stand level Carbon Stocks to Basal Area, Tree Height and Wood
Density of Nine Tree Species in Bangladashe. Global Ecology and Conservation
22:e01025. DOI: 10.1016/J.gecco.2020.e01025
Kwaga, B. T., Iliya, D., Ali, A. and Khobe, D. (2017). Avifauna abundance and diversity
in Jos Wildlife Park, Nigeria. Agricultural Science and Technology. 9(3): 234-239
Li, X., Chen, Y., Luo, G. and Wang, C. (2020). Correlation between carbon and biometric
variables of forest trees: A review. Forests, 11(5): 492
Molokwu, M. N. and Chikaze, D. N. (2007). Biomass and Carbon sequestration potential
of Tectona grandis
Oke, O. S., Akindele, S. O. and Onyekwelu, J. C. (2020). Biomass and Carbon Stock
Assessment of a Tropical Rainforest Ecosystem in Nigeria. Journal of Forestry
Research and Management, 17(2): 83-92
Palemo, O., Ibode, R., Agbenu, D., Okanlawon, J. and Agbe, F. J. (2018). Sequestration
and Storage Capacity of Trees and Its Impacts on Climate Change in Old Oyo
National Park Nigeria. Proceedings of 6th NSCB Biodiversity Conference; Uniuyo
2018
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A large and persistent carbon sink in the World’s forests. Science, 333: 988-993
Pascua, J. G., Alfonso, G. P. and Calicia, R. S. (2021). Carbon Sequestration Potential of
Tree Species at Isabel State University Wildlife Sanctuary (ISUWS), Cabagan,
Isabela, Phillippines. Open Journal of Ecology, 11(5): 462-473
Perez-Verdin, G., Sanjurjo-Rivera, E., Galicia, L., Hernandez-Diaz, J. C., Hernandez
Trejo, V. and Marquez-Linares, M. A. (2016). Economic Valuation of Ecosystem
Services in Mexico: Current Status and Trends. Ecosystem Services 21: 6-19.
DOI:10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.07.003
Perez-Cordero, L. D. and Kenninen, M. (2023). Aboveground Biomass of Tectona
grandis Plantation in Costa Rica. Journal of Tropical Forest Science, 15(1):199
213
Rahmadwiati, R., Wicaksono, R. L. and Apriyanto, D. (2022). Estimation and Economic
Valuation of Above-Ground Carbon in Forest Area with the Special Purpose of
Gunung Bromo, Journal Sylva Lestari ,10(1): 116-126
Rajput, B., Bhardwaj, D. and Pala, N. (2017). Factors influencing biomass and carbon
storage potential of different land use systems along an elevational gradient in
temperate northwestern Himalaya. Agroforestry System, 91, 479-486
Ravilious, C., Kapos, V., Osti, M., Bertzky, M., Bayliss, J., Dahiru, S. and Dickson, B.
(2010). Carbon, biodiversity and ecosystem services: Exploring co-benefits.
Nigeria: Preliminary Results. Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC.
Rochmayanto, Y., Durusman, D. and Rusolono, T. (2010). Change of the Carbon Stock
and its Economic Value on the Conservation of Peat Swamp Forest to Pulpwood
Industrial Plantation Forest. Jurnal Penelitian Hutan Tanaman 7(2): 93-106.
Saka, M. G., Osho, J. S. A. and Isa, H. D. (2020). Assessment of Biomass contents and
Carbon Stock of Plantation-Grown Neem Species (Azadiractha indica) in Yola
Nigeria. Journal of Research in Forestry, Wildlife and Environment, 12(1): 178
186
Sheikh, M. A., Kumar, M., Bussman, R. W. and Todaria, N. P. (2011). Forest carbon
stocks and fluxes in physiographic zones of India. Carbon Balance and
Management, 6(1):1-10
Suryavanshi, M. N., Patel, A. R., Kale, T. S. and Patil, P. R., (2014). Carbon Sequestration
Potential of Tree Species in the Environment of North Maharashtra University
Campus, Jalgaon (MS) India. Biosci. Discov. 5: 175-179
Terakunpisut, J., Gajaseni, N. and Ruankawe, N. (2007). Applied Ecology and
Environmental Research, 5(2): 93-102
Tschakert, P., Coomes, O. T. and Potvin, C. (2006). Indigenous livelihoods, slash-and
burn agriculture, and carbon stocks in Eastern Panama. Ecol. Econ., 60:807-820
UNFCCC. (2009). National Economic Environment and Development Study (NEEDS)
for Climate Change Indonesia Country Study: National Council on Climate
Change Republic of Indonesia. United Nations Framework Convention in Climate
Change (UNFCCC). Jakarta
Vieilledent, G., Vaudry, R., Andriamanohisoa, S. F., Rakotonativo, O. S., Randrianasola,
H. Z., Razafindrabe, H. N., Rakotoarivony, C. B., Ebelimg, J. and Rasemolia, M.
(2012). A universal approach to estimate biomass and carbon stock in tropical
forest using genetic
Wu, H., Chen, Y., Luo, G. and Wang, C. (2022). Correlation between carbon storage and
biometric variables in a temperate forest in China. Forests, 13(3): 625
Zhang, H., Goll, D. S., Manzoni, S., Ciais, P., Guenet, B. and Hueng, Y. (2018). Modeling
the effects of litter stoichiometry and soil mineral N availability on soil organic
matter formation using CENTUARY-CUE (v1.0). Geosci Model Dev, 11(12):
4779-4796.
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