Land Use Transitions and Carbon Sequestration in the Lower Songkhram River Basin (LSRB)

The study evaluates carbon storage in Thailand's Lower Songkhram River Basin, projecting that a conservation scenario by 2040 would increase carbon storage to 25.63 Tg C and flooded forests by 12.8%, whereas a business-as-usual scenario would result in a 39.8% loss of flooded forests and a decrease in carbon storage to 19.43 Tg C. The economic value of carbon sequestration under the conservation scenario is estimated at approximately USD 782 million, supporting the implementation of Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) and REDD+.

• Future projections for the Lower Songkhram River Basin show contrasting outcomes based on land use management: a business-as-usual (BAU) scenario predicts a 39.8% loss in flooded forests and urban and agricultural expansion, while a conservation (CON) scenario predicts a 12.8% increase in flooded forest.
• By 2040, total carbon storage in the region is projected to be 25.63 Tg C under the conservation scenario compared to 19.43 Tg C under business-as-usual; specifically, forest carbon is projected to reach 12.12 Tg C under conservation but drop to 4.56 Tg C under business-as-usual.
• The economic value of carbon sequestration in the Lower Songkhram River Basin under the conservation scenario is estimated at approximately USD 782 million, providing a basis for initiatives such as REDD+, community-based forest management, and Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES).

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2024). Land Use Transitions and Carbon Sequestration in the Lower Songkhram River Basin (LSRB). https://www.sei.org/publications/land-use-transitions-carbon-sequestration-lsrb/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Land Use Transitions and Carbon Sequestration in the Lower Songkhram River Basin (LSRB). 2024. https://www.sei.org/publications/land-use-transitions-carbon-sequestration-lsrb/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2024land, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Land Use Transitions and Carbon Sequestration in the Lower Songkhram River Basin (LSRB)}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2024}, month = jul, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/land-use-transitions-carbon-sequestration-lsrb/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }