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Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research

Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research

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Project • 2000-02

Land Use/Cover Change in Asia and the Carbon Cycle

This project included a workshop, five commissioned studies, and the development of two research proposals. The workshop reviewed the current knowledge on ongoing projects of carbon flux and storage in terrestrial ecosystems, leading to five case studies. The two proposals for further research, submitted to the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) and the APN, were approved for funding. The focus of this project, which was to estimate carbon storage and flux, is scientifically relevant to better understand climate change. The project produced 12 published papers in peer-reviewed journals, which will have strong impacts among scientists in this field. This project contributed to the collection of information on carbon storage and flux in this region, and to the ESSP