| Title: | Assessing the contribution of communal lands to ecosystem services: a quantification of carbon sequestration in a case study from Portugal |
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| Authors: | ID Gomes, Pedro (Author)
ID Ribeiro, Daniela (Author)
ID Lopes, Domingos (Author) |
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| Files: |  URL - Source URL, visit https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/ags/article/view/14339/12766
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  ZRC SAZU - The Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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| Abstract: | The sustainable management of communal lands in Portugal faces significant challenges, due to the decline of traditional agricultural and pastoral activities, low economic returns and increasing risk of large fires. The aim of this study was to assess the perceived contribution of Portuguese communal lands to ecosystem services and investigate their potential for carbon sequestration. We selected a case study and identified the main ecosystem services provided by these areas by surveying local stakeholders. We also quantified carbon sequestration, using MODIS satellite images. We concluded that many community members do not fully recognise the contributions of communal lands in providing ecosystem services. Nevertheless, their carbon sequestration capacity in 2023 was estimated at a total of 92,351 tons. |
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| Keywords: | baldio, commons, ecosystem services, carbon sequestration, forest, carbon market, satellite images |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 09.12.2025 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 56-73 |
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| Numbering: | letn. 65, št. 3 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-25621  |
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| UDC: | 332.24.012.34(469) |
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| ISSN on article: | 1581-6613 |
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| DOI: | 10.3986/AGS.14339 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 261267459 |
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| Copyright: | Imetniki avtorskih pravic na prispevkih so avtorji |
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 25.01.2026 |
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| Views: | 97 |
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