EVALUATING OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES: CARBON STORAGE IN THE FOREST ECOSYSTEMS OF BELGRADE
Dimitrijević, Tatjana
Ratknić, Mihailo
Aksić, Miroljub
Šekularac, Gordana
Dimitrijević, Vojkan
The amount of carbon stored in Belgrade’s urban forests is detailed as follows: 1,143,686 t/ha in above-ground biomass, 185,094 t/ha in underground biomass, 57,184 t/ha in dead wood biomass, 391,816 t/ha in forest floor, and 2,537,519 t/ha in soil, totaling 4,315,299 t/ha (Ratknić T et al., 2022). Satellite imagery was employed for measurements, facilitating automation and daily change monitoring. Wood has varying prints depending on its use, such as paper production, building materials, furniture, fuel, or biomass (pellets). It is necessary to develop a circular economy-based certification concept. Projected net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 underscore the need for incentivizing private forest involvement in carbon sequestration through storage or afforestation. This calls for a new management system ensuring the permanent fixation of carbon within the forest.
engleski
2024
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ecosystem services, bound carbon, urban forests, City of Belgrade