{"id":5880,"date":"2026-03-04T10:31:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T02:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5880"},"modified":"2026-03-26T22:26:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:26:50","slug":"philippine-forest-lands-opportunities-for-mitigating-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5880","title":{"rendered":"Philippine Forest Lands: Opportunities for Mitigating Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Rodel D. Lasco and Florencia B. Pulhin<br>Environmental Forestry Program<br>Forestry Development Center<br>College of Forestry, University of the Philippines Los Ba\u00f1os<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.57043\/transnastphl.1998.5880\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"doi.org\/10.57043\/transnastphl.1998.5880\">doi.org\/10.57043\/transnastphl.1998.5880<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Climate change is one of the most critical environmental threats mankind has ever faced. Because of their rapid biomass accumulation, tropical forests are viewed as one of the promising approaches to mitigate C in the atmosphere. The first part of the paper discusses the ways by which tropical forests could serve as C sink by conservation, expansion. and substitution. The second part provides a national estimate of the potential ofPhilippine forest lands to store and sequester C. All forest land uses are estimated to store about 1105 M tons C and sequester 34 M tons C per year. The latter is equivalent to almost 80% of total Philippine C emissions. The third part ofthe paper explores practical strategies for mitigating C through forestry interventions. These include: C\u00b7offset projects, ref ores\u00b7 tation by private groups, and urban forestry. Costs of C sequestration are also estimated. Finally, recommended research topics are identified.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keywords<\/h5>\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?tag=c-sequestration\" rel=\"tag\">C sequestration<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?tag=c-storage\" rel=\"tag\">C storage<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?tag=climate-change-tropical-forests\" rel=\"tag\">climate change. tropical forests<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\"  class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TNP-1998-20_16_Philippine-Forest-LandsOpportunities-for-Mitigating-Climate-Change.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:1090px\" aria-label=\"Embed of TNP 1998 (20)_16_Philippine Forest Lands,Opportunities for Mitigating Climate Change.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-6a458e35-8461-4dfa-a388-665170bea73e\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TNP-1998-20_16_Philippine-Forest-LandsOpportunities-for-Mitigating-Climate-Change.pdf\">TNP 1998 (20)_16_Philippine Forest Lands,Opportunities for Mitigating Climate Change<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TNP-1998-20_16_Philippine-Forest-LandsOpportunities-for-Mitigating-Climate-Change.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-6a458e35-8461-4dfa-a388-665170bea73e\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rodel D. 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