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Estimation of Carbon Storage and Sequestration of Ipoh Urban Trees for Voluntary Carbon Market

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Ipoh has strategies to sequester carbon by establishing a tree-planting program and increasing carbon storage in urban trees. The tree-planting program provides many environmental and social benefits. Hence, this research aims to quantify the mitigation of CO2 in the atmosphere by trees in the selected area which is Taman DR Seenivasagam for a pilot case study. The research objectives are to measure the carbon storage and sequestration of urban trees and to value the carbon credit for nature conservation. For the tree plant identification, carbon storage and sequestration were analysed using physical observation and a systematic literature review. A total of 220 trees were analysed and the total net carbon sequestration is estimated at 10,468.22 kg C/year, and the price for voluntary carbon credit in nature-based offset is estimated at USD 9.74 per year. This finding is an eye-opener to the community and policymakers: it signifies that every tree has a market value.

Source: PLANNING MALAYSIA

DOI: 10.21837/pm.v22i34.1630

Authors: Atikah Fukaihah Amir, Meor Abdullah Zaidi Meor Razali, Foong Swee Yeok, Fatemeh Khozaei, Ruwaidah Borhan

Institutions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Dhofar University

Language: English

Topic: Urban Arborization and Environmental Studies

Subfield: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Sustainable cities and communities, Life on land

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4404870051

FWCI: 0.421

Cites: 6

Cited by: 1

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