Deny, Dereje, Platts, Philip John orcid.org/0000-0002-0153-0121, Kelbessa, Ensermu et al. (2 more authors) (2016) The role of traditional coffee management in forest conservation and carbon storage in the Jimma Highlands, Ethiopia. Forests, Trees and Livelihoods. ISSN 1472-8028
Abstract
Ethiopia has lost 90% of its forest extent. Remnant patches in the southwest are often semi-forest coffee (SFC), a system whereby coffee is managed beneath the canopy. Here, we (1) quantify aboveground live carbon (AGC) stored by trees in SFC and other land use types in the Jimma Highlands; and (2) determine coffee farmers’ preference for canopy shade trees, and the resulting differences in carbon storage. We surveyed twenty coffee farmers and assessed thirty-one 1-ha vegetation plots across a 23.6-km transect. The most preferred shade species were Albizia gummifera, Acacia abyssinica, Millettia ferruginea and Cordia africana, which together accounted for 42% AGC in SFC and 12% in natural forests. These species had broad size class distributions, while the least preferred had scant representation in lower size classes. SFC stores significantly more AGC (61.5 ± 25.0 t ha−1, mean ± SE) than woodland, pasture and cropland, significantly less than plantation and slightly less than natural forest (82.0 ± 32.1 t ha−1). If SFC was converted to cropland, then 59.5 t ha−1 would be released, at a social cost of US$2892–4225 ha−1. Carbon-payment schemes (e.g. REDD+) may, therefore, play a role in conserving these forests and associated biodiversity and livelihoods into the future.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 the author(s). |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Environment and Geography (York) The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Biology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 17 Jun 2016 13:31 |
Last Modified: | 03 Nov 2024 01:19 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/14728028.2016.1192004 |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/14728028.2016.1192004 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:101099 |
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