Assessment of carbon stock and carbon sequestration potential of agroforestry systems in India - A review

Agroforestry has been distinguished for having the unique ability to sequester carbon of all the land uses frameworks, thereby helping in restoration of degraded lands and alleviating the storage of carbon as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Agroforestry has received increased consideration lately for its phenomenal role in overcoming the issue of deforestation by utilizing land effectively under cultivation. The available records of carbon sequestration potential of agroforestry frameworks in India are highly variable ranging from 0.29 to 15.21 Mg ha⁻¹ year ⁻¹. Different researchers have observed highest values of soil carbon stock in agroforestry systems when contrasted with tree less land use frameworks. The role of agroforestry rehearses in environmental change moderation in India can be realized to its maximum capacity by defeating different budgetary, ethnical and institutional boundaries. This paper, intends to present a review of carbon stock estimation and carbon sequestration potential of agroforestry frameworks in India. This will help to evaluate the role of agroforestry in environmental change moderation and adaptation by way of diminishing the vulnerability of different communities to climate risks and environmental change over the long haul.