ANNOUNCEMENTS
While the world has been trying to tackle the threats of climate change for years now , there is a growing understanding about the need for addressing this issue through a multidisciplinary approach which takes into account aspects such as conservation of biodiver sity. The present study attempts to test the hypothesis that there is no significant difference in the carbon sequestration potential under plantation forests (PF) and other planted forests ( OPF), i.e., forests that resemble natural forests at maturity. The T test c onducted on three site conditions , viz. S 1, S2 and S 3, under two scenarios , i. PF and OPF each show that the tree species under PF have significantly greater carbon sequestration potential as compared to the tree species under OPF Though, caution must be taken since only the tree species planted have been considered (see limitations to and future scope of this study under Results and Discussion )). Thus, it was found in this study that the total carbon sequestered in case of a n OPF is not necessarily greater than that in a plantation forest under the same site conditions , when considering only the carbon sequestered because of biomass increment of the trees in these planted forests. The growth rate of the species is what determines und er which scenario greater amount carbon will be sequestered.
