Tree Diversity and Carbon Stock in Bungkirit Urban Forest, Kuningan District

. One of the functions of urban forests is to absorb and store carbon through processes carried out by vegetation. Bungkirit urban forest, Kuningan Regency, is the forerunner of the urban forest in Kuningan Regency, with an area of 2 ha. The purpose of this study ware to analyze the diversity and carbon stored in trees in Bungkirit urban forest. The census method was used to identify tree species. Diameters were measured in class ≥ 5 cm. The storage carbon analysis ware carried out using an allometric equation based on the biomass storage value. The results showed that there were 420 individual trees from 38 species and 25 families. The dominant species found were Gmelina arborea , Samanea saman , and Tectona grandis . The total stored carbon is 13.03t/ha. Carbon storage in dominant tree species, namely Gmelina arborea (3.08t/ha), Samanea saman (2.5.1t/ha)), and Tectona grandis (2.21t/ha). Shown significant correlation between carbon stock and number of trees.