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Forest Carbon

Definition

Forest carbon generally refers to the carbon stored in forests; usually in reference to climate change mitigation projects which aim to increase carbon sequestration in or decrease carbon dioxide emissions from forests

Source

"Definitions and Jargon" Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD): A Casebook of On-the-Ground Experience. 2010. The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International and Wildlife Conservation Society. Arlington, Virginia. http://www.hedon.info/docs/REDD_Casebook-TNC-CIWCS.pdf