Impact of Climate Change on Cambodian Forests

According to Cambodia's NAPA, the area of wet forest would decrease while moist forest would increase and dry forest would remain the same due to climate change. This change indicated that forest productivity and biodiversity might also change. High rate of deforestation may accelerate the loss of forest biodiversity and reduce forest productivity. Climate change and forest degradation in combination may result in soil erosion with increased precipitation. With projected climate conditions, Cambodia’s area of wet and dry forests may decrease. Due to the longer time perspectives of natural forests the autonomous capacity to adapt to changes in environmental conditions may be low. Mixed forests with a variety of species may be better able to cope.

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  Created by: Chanthy Sam

  Created: 2009-10-02 00:55:23