Research Article

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mitigation Measures within the Forestry and Other Land Use Subsector in Malawi

Table 4

REDD+ and other related activities for measuring of GHG emissions in Malawi.

Study/initiativePeriodFocusLocality

Avoiding unplanned mosaic deforestation and degradation in Malawi2008-2009Forest biomass and carbon assessments (REDD+ technology transfer)Mkuwazi Forest Reserve and Nyika National Park
Tree planting and management for carbon sequestration and other ecosystem services2006–2011Forest biomass and carbon assessmentsCountrywide
Forest resource mapping under the Forest Preservation Programme (FPP)2010–2012Forest biomass assessments and promoting of technology transfer on REDD+Central, southern, and northern regions (17 forest reserves)
Lake Chilwa Basin Climate Change Adaptation Programme2010–2014Secure livelihoods and enhance resilience natural resource base through REDD+Lake Chilwa Basin (Machinga, Phalombe, and Zomba)
Integrated Assessment of Land-Use Options in Malawi (IALUO) of LTS land cover/change map2012Assessment of land-use options and land cover/change mapCountrywide
Development of integrated monitoring systems for REDD+ in the Southern African development community project (SADC-GIZ MRV project)2013-2014Development of integrated MRV systems for REDD+ and/or forest ecosystems in the SADC regionTransboundary area between Eastern Zambia-Malawi border to Central Western Malawi (Kasungu National Park through Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve
Liwonde, Ntchisi, and Perekezi forest reserves inventory2016Forest biomass and carbon assessmentsLiwonde, Ntchisi, and Perekezi forest reserves
Thuma and Dedza-Salima escarpment forest reserves inventory2017Forest biomass and carbon assessmentsThuma and Dedza-Salima escarpment forest reserves
National Forest Inventory2018Forest biomass and carbon assessmentsCountrywide