Evaluation of Biomass Stock in Two Differently Managed Forests of Nepal: A Case Study from Sindhupalchok District, Nepal

The study entitled “Evaluation of Biomass stock in two differently managed forests of Nepal (A case Sindhupalchok District Nepal)” aimed at to estimate the biomass stock of Selang Manju Community Forest and Lakpa Dorje Government Managed Forest of Sindhupalchok district, Nepal. Altogether there are 30 plots in the community forest and other 30 plots in the Government managed forest. Primary and Secondary data were collected and analyzed by using the t test. Total above-ground tree biomass of Government managed forest was found to be higher with 165.66 ton/ha than community forest with 158.27 ton/ha. The above ground sapling biomass of the community forest was found to be higher, with 2.07 ton/ha than Government managed forest is 1.95 ton/ha. The above ground LHG biomass of community forest with 2.47 ton/ha whereas the above ground LHG biomass of the Government managed forest was found to be 2.8 ton per ha. The dead wood biomass of the government-managed forest was found to be higher with 25.56 ton/ha than the community forest with 24.42. Total biomass stock of government managed forest was found to be higher with 231.24 ton/ha than community forest with 220.92 ton/ha including the above ground biomass, below ground biomass and dead wood biomass. The analysis of t test shows there is significant difference between mean above ground (shoot, LHG, dead wood) biomass of CF and GMF but there is no significance difference between mean above ground sapling biomass stock of CF and GMF at 5% level of significance.