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The purpose of the study was to identify and quantify anthropogenic sources and sinks of greenhouse gases from forestry, land-use changes and agriculture in Tanzania. The 1990 inventory revealed that, in the land-use sector, methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) are the primary gases emitted. Enteric fermentation in livestock production systems is the largest source of CH4. Although deforestation results in greenhouse gas emissions, the managed forests of Tanzania are a major CO2 sink.
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Muyungi, R.S., Omujuni, C. (1995). Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Forestry, Land-Use Changes, and Agriculture in Tanzania. In: Fitzgerald, J.F., Braatz, B.V., Brown, S., Isichei, A.O., Odada, E.O., Scholes, R.J. (eds) African Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories and Mitigation Options: Forestry, Land-Use Change, and Agriculture. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1637-1_16
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