Potential Carbon Storage In The Forest Area Of Mount Merbabu National Park (MMbNP) Resort Selo Central Java

Abstract

Forests play a very large function in the solution of climate problems. Trees are capable of absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2) in the photosynthesis process and store it in the form of biomass, thereby reducing the concentration of carbon in the atmosphere. The forest area of Mount Merbabu National Park (MMbNP) has great potential to absorb carbon emissions and mitigate climate. The purpose of this study was to determine the potential for carbon storage in MMbNP. The research method used is quantitative descriptive and analyzed by allometric method adapted to tree species at low, medium, and high densities. The estimated carbon storage refers to the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) 7724 of 2011. The potential for total carbon storage in the forest area is 129.357,71 tons. In detail, the total carbon storage in low density land cover types is 10.201,87 tons, medium density is 23.729.66 tons, and high density is 95.426,18 tons. This type of land cover with high density has the highest carbon absorption capacity; this is relevant to the presence of the number of trees that are able to absorb more carbon and have a larger area than other types of land cover.