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

This research paper evaluates carbon sequestration and land use and cover (LULC) transitions in Thailand's Lower Songkhram River Basin (LSRB) using Land Change Modeler (LCM) and InVEST, comparing a business-as-usual scenario against a conservation scenario for 2040.

• Projections for 2040 show divergent outcomes for flooded forests based on the management scenario: a business-as-usual (BAU) approach results in a 39.8% loss, while a conservation (CON) scenario predicts a 12.8% increase.
• By 2040, total carbon storage is projected to be 25.63 Tg C under the conservation scenario compared to 19.43 Tg C under business-as-usual. Forest carbon specifically is expected 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 is estimated at approximately USD 782 million under the conservation scenario, supporting the implementation of 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} }