Estimation of Forest Carbon Sinks Loss Caused by Fire in China During 1996-2013

Based on the data of forest damage accumulation and affected forest area in Chinese provinces (city) during 1996-2013, direct and indirect loss of carbon sinks were estimated by the forestry industry standard (LY/Y 1721-2008) Estimation of direct and indirect carbon loss caused by forest fire was 67.52 × 10⁶ t during 1996-2013, the economic value was ＄10.129 × 10⁸.Among all loss, direct carbon loss was 45.63 × 10⁶ t, the direct economic loss was ＄6.845 × 10⁸, the indirect carbon loss was 21.89 × 10⁶ t, the indirect economic loss was ＄3.284 × 10⁶, the average annual loss was 3.75 × 10⁶ t, of total carbon.An annual economic loss was ＄563 × 10⁸.