Carbon Sequestration of Mangroves in Sitio Pananggalon, Malapatan, Sarangani Province

Mangroves are groups of halophytes that can adapt to the dynamic conditions of the intertidal coastal and estuarine margins. One of mangroves’ most vital role 1s carbon storing and its implications and vulnerability to land use and global climate change. Anthropogenic carbon dioxide produced through air pollution in excessive amounts may result in anthropogenic climate change which threatens the ecology and the economy of the world today. The study assesses the carbon stock in the mangrove diversity in Sitio Pananggalon, Malapatan, Sarangani Province. Philippines by quantifying the mangrove AGB using allometric equations, estimating the carbon stock in each mangrove species and, in identifying the mangrove species thriving in the area. The area was marked by GPS and Google Earth Pro with seventeen (17) with five (5) plots each Results suggest a total of five (5) species in the study site, the study shows that A. alba is the dominant species having also the highest aboveground biomass with high carbon sequestering potential and the mean total carbon for all species sampled in the area is S03MgC/Ha. It was also discovered that mangroves species occurring in the area are capable of sequestering and storing great amount of above-ground carbon having sizable mangrove trees of great biomass.