This chapter presents methods to quantify carbon stocks and carbon stock changes in biomass of trees in agricultural landscapes. Specifically it assesses approaches for their applicability to smallholder farms and other tree enterprises in agricultural landscapes. Measurement techniques are evaluated across three criteria: accuracy, cost, and scale. We then recommend techniques appropriate for users looking to quantify carbon in tree biomass at the whole-farm and landscape scales. A basic understanding of the carbon cycle and the concepts of biomass assessment is assumed.
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Diagnostic and a Baseline Study for Implementing Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Rural Landscapes of The Gambia
A baseline study conducted for the project, “Large-scale Ecosystem-based Adaptation in The Gambia River Basin: Developing a climate resilient, natural resource-based economy”, covered an inventory of 110 Community Forests (12,637 ha), 8 Community Protected Areas (20,500 ha), 825 farm inventories, 831 household surveys (5,561 ha) and involved interviews with the management committees of 118 CFs and CPAs, interviews with 16 MPCs, plus workshops and focus group discussions.The study also included a climate change vulnerability analysis (using historical data and projections using global models) to gauge the interventions that could withstand future changes,if any. Policy analysis was conducted on 28 policies/strategies/plans to identify the extent of EbA integration. The sections below present the provisional results of the analysis conducted on the above different data sets.