Taiwan’s National Park Service under the Ministry of the Interior administers 25.4% of Taiwan’s total area, which also contains many of the important natural carbon sinks throughout the island. They are now conducting surveys on various types of carbon sinks and collecting data for the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report.

The National Park Service is promoting the “National Park Carbon Management Plan” to interrogate and examine the organization’s carbon emission and natural carbon sinks, and is further formulating strategies for reducing carbon emissions and enhancing carbon sinks. They are also carrying out investigations on significant wetlands in order to build a comprehensive carbon sink database for different types of wetlands.

Currently the national parks contribute 9.39% of the greenhouse gas removal in all forestry departments in Taiwan. They continue to push for enhancing carbon sinks through forestation and wetland carbon storage, and work with corporations to achieve ESG goals, such as the project to plant 400,000 trees with an airline company.

Moreover, all national parks will calculate their carbon sequestration and emissions, formulate net zero strategies, and promote low carbon buildings, communities, and travel. By doing so, the National Park Service aims to protect ecosystems and to speed up the process of achieving Taiwan’s “2050 Net-Zero Transition” goal.