Carbon Stock In Adaba-dodola Community Forest Of Danaba District West-arsi Zone Of Oromia Region Ethiopia An Implication For Climate Change Mitigation

Forests can capture and retain enormous amount of carbon over long periods of time.rnThis study was conducted to estimate carbon stock in dry Afromontane forest type ofrnDanaba community forest (CF) of Oromia Region, Ethiopia to explore the potential ofrnclimate change mitigation from carbon stock of the forest. The elevation of the study arearnranges between 2490 and 3218 m a.s.l. A systematic sampling method through GlobalrnPositioning System (GPS) was used to identify each sampling point. Results revealed thatrnthe total mean carbon stock of the community forest (CF) was 507.29 t·ha-1 whereas treesrnshare 319.43 t·ha-1, undergrowth shrubs 0.40 t·ha-1, litter, herbs and grasses (LHGs) 1.06rnt·ha-1 and soil organic carbon (SOC) 186.40 t·ha-1 (up to 30 cm depth). Carbon stocksrnvariation along altitude and slope gradient showed that all carbon pools except shrubsrncarbon were not significant at (p>0.05) along altitudinal gradient while all carbon poolsrnwere not significant at (p>0.05) along slope gradient. The ultimate result implies thatrnDanaba CF is a reservoir of high carbon. To enhance sustainability of the forestrnpotentiality, the carbon sequestration should be integrated with Reduced Emission fromrnDeforestation and Degradation (REDD+) and Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)rncarbon trading system of the Kyoto Protocol to get monetary benefit of CO2 mitigation.rnKeywords: Carbon sequestration, Climate change, Community forest, Geo-position,rnMitigation

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