Urban green spaces play essential roles in regulating the global carbon cycle and reducing
carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions. However, research on the carbon sequestration efficiency …

Many lower-income countries are highly vulnerable to the impacts of natural disasters and
climate change, due to their geographical location and high levels of poverty. In response …

The conservation of ecosystems and their biodiversity has numerous co-benefits, both for
local societies and for humankind worldwide. While the co-benefit of climate change …

A changing climate, a growing population, increasing demand for food and energy,
expanding urban areas and many other factors pose severe threats to natural resources and …

Urban ecosystems and ecosystem services have received little research attention in South
Asian countries where rapid urban development is currently problematic. We developed a …

Background The homestead forests of Bangladesh occupy 0.27 million hectares (10% of the
total forested area) and have potential to store carbon (C) and conserve biodiversity. Small …

Nagpur is rapidly urbanizing, and in the process witnessing decline in its green status which
is one of the identities of the city. The study aims to understand the current species diversity …

Forest carbon stocks can be estimated using some easily measureable stand variables,
such as basal area, mean or maximum tree height and wood density. Estimation of stand …

The accurate estimation of forest biomass is crucial for supporting climate change mitigation
efforts such as sustainable forest management. Although traditional regression models have …

Long-term, multi-decade research on planted tree survival in urban settings is sparse. One
understudied urban environment is highway rights-of-way (ROW), lands adjacent to high …