Pragya Dadhich, Anita Malav and Poonam Jaiswal
Abstract
Out of the many benefits we receive from forests, two major global environmental benefits are biodiversity conservation and carbon sequestration. Tropical forests dominate the role of forests in the global carbon flux and stocks, and therefore it is required for researchers and policymakers to estimate the carbon stock and sequestration potential. Carbon stored in the aboveground biomass of the trees typically constitutes the largest pool and is followed by below-ground biomass and then by litter, soil etc. The carbon stock potential of a forest is directly affected by deforestation and degradation. Carbon stock assessment projects helps us to check the ability of any particular forest to store carbon or to act as a carbon sink. The current study was carried out in Sawai Mansingh Sanctuary of southeast Rajasthan. For sampling and nondestructive field measurement of biomass carbon sequestration, a total of 24 quadrates measuring 100 m by 100 m were randomly laid out. Every tree species was recognized, and confirmed, and data were gathered in the form of diameter at breast height. Forty six tree species were identified in the research region; including Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taubert exhibits the best capacity for sequestering carbon and Anogeissus pendula Edgewis the most dominant. There is 2462447 kg of stored biomass in the area.