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CARBON POOLS AND MULTIPLE BENEFITS OF MANGROVES
ASSESSMENT FOR REDD+ IN CENTRAL AFRICA
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ABBREVIATIONS
AGB Above Ground Biomass
AGC Above Ground Carbon
BEF
Biomass Expansion/conversion Factor
BGB Below Ground Biomass
BGC Below Ground Carbon
CFA Central African Franc
COP Conference of Parties
CWCS Cameroon Wildlife Conservation Society
Dbh Diameter at breast height
DRC Democratic Republic of Congo
FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation
g
tree basal area
h
tree height
ha
hectare
HE
Highly Exploited
IPCC Inter-Panel for Climate Change
ISH Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Douala (Yabassi)
IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature
KMFRI
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute
ME
Moderately Exploited
ND Undisturbed
NGO Non-Governmental Organisation
PSP:
Permanent Sample Plot
REDD+ Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation and Enhanced Forest Stocks
in Developing Countries
RoC Republic of Congo
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
UNFCCC United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change
USD United State Dollar
WCMC World Conservation and Monitoring Centre
WRM World Rainforest Movement
WWF WorldWide Fund for Nature