Carbon pools and multiple benefits

CARBON POOLS AND MULTIPLE BENEFITS OF MANGROVES ASSESSMENT FOR REDD+ IN CENTRAL AFRICA

ABBREVIATIONS AGB Above Ground Biomass AGC Above Ground Carbon BEF Biomass Expansion/conversion Factor

BGB Below Ground Biomass BGC Below Ground Carbon CFA Central African Franc COP Conference of Parties CWCS Cameroon Wildlife Conservation Society Dbh Diameter at breast height

DRC Democratic Republic of Congo FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation g tree basal area h tree height ha hectare HE Highly Exploited IPCC Inter-Panel for Climate Change ISH Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Douala (Yabassi) IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature KMFRI Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute ME Moderately Exploited ND Undisturbed NGO Non-Governmental Organisation PSP: Permanent Sample Plot REDD+ Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation and Enhanced Forest Stocks in Developing Countries RoC Republic of Congo UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNFCCC United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change USD United State Dollar WCMC World Conservation and Monitoring Centre

WRM World Rainforest Movement WWF WorldWide Fund for Nature

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