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 Prof. Dmitri Zamolodchikov Center for Forest Ecology and Productivity of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia |
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| Title: Riparian reforestation as adaptation and mitigation activity: example of Ili River Delta in Kazakhstan | |
| Abstract: The scientific rationale for ecosystem-based adaptation projects is comprehensive. This work considers a set of measures aimed at preserving the ecosystems of Lake Balkhash and the Ili River (Republic Kazakhstan) that are vulnerable to current climate change. Adaptation activities, in particular, the restoration of riparian forests, are designed to increase the water-regulating and environmental-forming functions of the Ili River Delta, which will increase the stabilization of the water regime of Lake Balkhash and the resilience of its ecosystems to any climate change scenarios in the region. In addition, forest plantations will accumulate carbon in pools of phytomass, dead wood, litter and soil. The area, suitable to reforestation, is assessed used remote sensing approach. The found value 200 thousand hectares are subdivided to area of preferable tree species plantations. Only species, native at studied area (Populus diversifolia Schrenk, Elaeagnus oxycarpa Schltdl., Salix alba L.), are used in reforestation scenarios. The calculation methodology, which makes it possible to predict carbon uptake by the pool of phytomass of the planted forests using fragmentary data on the dynamics of taxation indicators, is proposed. The obtained values of carbon absorption by the tree phytomass are applied to reforestation scenarios that set the rate of reforestation by tree species. According to the projections received, reforestation in the Ili River Delta on the area of 200 thousand hectares over 30 years will lead to the accumulation of 7 Mt C by tree phytomass, which corresponds to a normalized absorption of 1.15 t C/ha/year. The mitigation effect of the project is quite sufficient to have independent value. The research is supported by Russian Scientific Foundation 19-77-30015 | |
| Biography: Zamolodchikov Dmitri, professor, main scientific researcher of Forest Ecology and Production Center of Russian Academy of Sciences. D. Zamolodchikov is known expert in biogeochemical cycles and Climate Change influence on terrestrial ecosystems. His scientific publications contain set of important findings: data on carbon balance for local terrestrial ecosystems, system of methods for converting of forest inventory data to carbon values, whole country carbon budgets for Russian forests, ecosystem services of terrestrial habitats. He published more then 350 printed works, including 12 monographs, more then 90 papers in Russian and international peer-reviewed journals. His publication is well known in Russia and World, his methods are used in National Cadaster of Green House Gases to evaluate forestry sector. Hi was PI or key researcher of more then 20 of national and international scientific projects. In 2006-2015 D. Zamolodchikov was an expert of Russian delegation in UNFCC negotiations, participated lot of COP and SB negotiation sessions, including COP 21 in Paris. He is deputy editor of scientific peer-reviewed journal “Russian Journal Forest Science”, member of 4 scientific councils in different Russian institutions. He actively works with ungovernmental ecological organizations as WWF, taking part in preparing of textbooks, reports and lections. He gave courses of lectures in different faculties of Lomonosov's Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia) and Joint University BIT-MSU (Shenzhen, China). | |
