Protected areas against global warming

The objective of this study is to assess the carbon stock and reservoir of the Banco National Park located in the southeast of Côte d'Ivoire in West Africa. The study was based on the processing of Landsat and Quickbird satellite images and a forest inventory. The results obtained show that the carbon stock and reservoir of the biomass are important. However, a trend towards deforestation and degradation of the Park is observed. The use of satellite images at different dates allowed to locate the most vulnerable areas. The study is intended for students, teachers and researchers interested in the role of forests in the fight against climate change.

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Oumar Bakayoko, dottore di ricerca in Ecologia vegetale presso l'Université Félix Houphouët Boigny di Abidjan, Costa d'Avorio, studia la biomassa forestale e il carbonio, la bioenergia, ricercatore associato del Programma Foreste e Ambiente presso la Station de Recherche Technologique (S.R.T) del Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (C.N.R.A).