Mangrove deforestation and degradation areas in Indonesia 2009-2019

Mangrove forests are important carbon sinks and this is especially true for Indonesia where about 24% of the world’s mangroves exist.  Unfortunately, vast expanses of these mangroves have been deforested, degraded or converted to other uses resulting in significant greenhouse gas emissions. The objective of this study was to quantify the climate change mitigation potential of mangrove conservation and restoration in Indonesia. We calculated the emission factors from the dominant land uses in mangroves, determined mangrove deforestation rates and quantified the total emissions and the potential emission reductions that could be achieved from mangrove conservation and restoration.  Based upon our analysis of the carbon stocks and emissions from land use in mangroves we found: (1) Indonesia’s mangrove ecosystem carbon stocks are amongst the highest of any tropical forest type; (2) mangrove deforestation results in greenhouse gas emissions that far exceed that of upland tropical deforestati...

红树林（Mangrove）森林是重要的碳汇，这一点在印度尼西亚尤为突出——该国拥有全球约24%的红树林。然而，大片红树林已遭到砍伐、退化或被转为其他用地，由此引发了大量温室气体排放。本研究旨在量化印度尼西亚红树林保护与修复的气候变化减缓潜力。我们通过分析红树林主要土地利用类型核算了排放因子，明确了红树林砍伐速率，并量化了总排放量以及通过红树林保护与修复可实现的潜在减排量。基于对红树林土地利用的碳储量与排放的分析，本研究得出如下结论：(1) 印度尼西亚红树林生态系统的碳储量位居所有热带森林类型前列；(2) 红树林砍伐所产生的温室气体排放量远高于陆地热带森林砍伐...