How land use changes affect the strength of the soil methane sink: comparing forests and tree crops across a climatic and physiographic gradient in Thailand

• Project/Area Number: 24KK0127
• Research Category: Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (International Collaborative Research)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Medium-sized Section 40:Forestry and forest products science, applied aquatic science, and related fields
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: EPRON Daniel 京都大学, 農学研究科, 教授 (60844305)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 村瀬 潤 名古屋大学, 生命農学研究科, 教授 (30285241) ; 向井 真那 山梨大学, 大学院総合研究部, 助教 (60909159)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-09-09 – 2028-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥20,930,000 (Direct Cost: ¥16,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,830,000); Fiscal Year 2027: ¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥7,540,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,740,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥7,540,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,740,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
• Keywords: Methane / Greenhouse gas / Land-use / Southeast Asia / Tree plantation

Outline of Research at the Start

Our aim is to quantify the effect of the conversion of forests to tree crops on soil methane uptake, characterize spatial variability and upscale soil methane budget at country level to improve the quantification of national greenhouse gas inventory reporting in Southeast Asia countries