Can sustainable management of land commons offer a nature-positive solution? Initial insights from land use-based above-ground carbon stock modeling in the Thoria Watershed, India

A wealth of publicly available satellite data and open-source models allowed researchers to measure carbon stocks in a watershed in India, despite a paucity of on-the-ground data. They found that despite rapid urbanization over the last 20 years, carbon stocks remained relatively stable – possibly d...

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Autores principales: Hettiarachchi, Upeksha, Guo, Zhe, Zhang, Wei
Formato: Blog Post
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Publicado: CGIAR 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137613
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description A wealth of publicly available satellite data and open-source models allowed researchers to measure carbon stocks in a watershed in India, despite a paucity of on-the-ground data. They found that despite rapid urbanization over the last 20 years, carbon stocks remained relatively stable – possibly due to successful reforestation activities. The research points to how nature-positive solutions can be designed and measured at scale. The research also lays the foundation for global studies to promote a deeper understanding of ecosystem services and sustainable land management.
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spelling CGSpace1376132025-06-30T08:32:20Z Can sustainable management of land commons offer a nature-positive solution? Initial insights from land use-based above-ground carbon stock modeling in the Thoria Watershed, India Hettiarachchi, Upeksha Guo, Zhe Zhang, Wei common lands sustainability carbon stock assessments watersheds A wealth of publicly available satellite data and open-source models allowed researchers to measure carbon stocks in a watershed in India, despite a paucity of on-the-ground data. They found that despite rapid urbanization over the last 20 years, carbon stocks remained relatively stable – possibly due to successful reforestation activities. The research points to how nature-positive solutions can be designed and measured at scale. The research also lays the foundation for global studies to promote a deeper understanding of ecosystem services and sustainable land management. 2024-01-08 2024-01-11T22:08:03Z 2024-01-11T22:08:03Z Blog Post https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137613 en Open Access CGIAR Hettiarachchi, Upeksha; Guo, Zhe; Zhang, Wei. 2024. Can sustainable management of land commons offer a nature-positive solution? Initial insights from land use-based above-ground carbon stock modeling in the Thoria Watershed, India. CGIAR Blog.
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Can sustainable management of land commons offer a nature-positive solution? Initial insights from land use-based above-ground carbon stock modeling in the Thoria Watershed, India
title Can sustainable management of land commons offer a nature-positive solution? Initial insights from land use-based above-ground carbon stock modeling in the Thoria Watershed, India
title_full Can sustainable management of land commons offer a nature-positive solution? Initial insights from land use-based above-ground carbon stock modeling in the Thoria Watershed, India
title_fullStr Can sustainable management of land commons offer a nature-positive solution? Initial insights from land use-based above-ground carbon stock modeling in the Thoria Watershed, India
title_full_unstemmed Can sustainable management of land commons offer a nature-positive solution? Initial insights from land use-based above-ground carbon stock modeling in the Thoria Watershed, India
title_short Can sustainable management of land commons offer a nature-positive solution? Initial insights from land use-based above-ground carbon stock modeling in the Thoria Watershed, India
title_sort can sustainable management of land commons offer a nature positive solution initial insights from land use based above ground carbon stock modeling in the thoria watershed india
topic common lands
sustainability
carbon stock assessments
watersheds
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137613
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