"Carbon poll and Sequestration Scenario of Sunaulo Ghaympe Danda Community Forest, Kathmandu"

Abstract Sequestration activities can help prevent global climate change by enhancing carbon storage in trees and soils, preserving existing tree and soil carbon, and by reducing Green House Gases emissions. Human activity is causing climate change a real threat to humans, wild life and other forms of life as well., The removal of atmospheric CO2 through sequestration is a primary mitigation measures that has received primary attention globally. Present study was carried out to estimate carbon sequestration rate for eight years (2004-2011). by using standard methods. The study result revealed biomass organic carbon as 23.5ton /ha, 25.95ton /ha, 27.24ton /ha and 28 ton /ha for the respective years 2004, 2007, 2009 and 2011. Similarly, the average yearly carbon sequestration rates starting form 2004 to 2011 was 0.65 ton /ha/yr.

Keywords: Biomass organic carbon; carbon sequestration, climate change , community forest