Mapping topsoil organic carbon concentrations and stocks for Tanzania

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 337; pp. 164 - 180
• Main Authors: Kempen, Bas, Dalsgaard, Søren, Kaaya, Abel K., Chamuya, Nurdin, Ruipérez-González, Maria, Pekkarinen, Anssi, Walsh, Markus G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.2019
• Subjects: biomass; Bulk density; carbon sinks; confidence interval; data collection; deforestation; ecosystems; emissions; forests; Geostatistics; grasslands; ISRIC - World Soil Information; kriging; land cover; landscapes; monitoring; national forests; PE&RC; prediction; shrublands; SOC stock; Soil organic carbon; Spatial prediction; Tanzania; topsoil; Uncertainty; United Nations; woodlands; Tanzania; Bulk density; Spatial prediction; SOC stock; Uncertainty; Soil organic carbon; Geostatistics

Tanzania is one of the countries that has embarked on a national programme under the United Nations collaborative initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD). Tanzania is currently developing the capacity to enter into a carbon monitoring REDD+ regime. In this c...