In the perspective of using cocoa as a response to climate change, a preliminary carbon stock assessment was conducted in cocoa agroforests of the Bengamisa-Yangambi forest landscape in the north-east of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Data were collected in 25 plots of 2500 m² each, spread over 16 villages. Above-ground carbon stock assessment on cocoa trees and their associated plants revealed that cocoa agroforests store on average 44.48 Mg ha⁻¹ of above-ground carbon of which, cocoa-associated plants represent 83.68%. The diversity (species richness) of cocoa associated plants determine the level of above-ground carbon stored in cocoa agroforests. Trees less than 50 cm in diameter stored a larger amount of above-ground carbon. Cocoa agroforests with associated plants dominated by forest species (Model F) store 1.76 and 1.72 times more carbon, respectively, than those where associated plants are dominated by oil palm (Model P) and a mixture of plant types (forest species mixed with oil palm plants, or Model FP). Associated plants inside cocoa agroforests also play additional roles to support livelihoods such as health care, household consumption and timber. Therefore, beyond carbon storage, cocoa agroforest is an important reservoir of some local species and thus useful for biodiversity conservation and local livelihoods. As cocoa agroforests in DRC are recognized as one of the main responses to climate change, this study constitutes an early contribution to the process of reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD +) in forest landscapes in this country of the Congo Basin.

从使用可可应对气候变化的角度来看，在刚果民主共和国（DRC）东北部的 Bengamisa-Yangambi 森林景观的可可农林中进行了初步碳储量评估。数据收集在 25 个地块中，每个地块 2500 m ²，分布在 16 个村庄。可可树及其相关植物的地上碳储量评估显示可可农林平均储存 44.48 Mg ha ^-1在地上碳中，可可伴生植物占 83.68%。可可相关植物的多样性（物种丰富度）决定了可可农林中储存的地上碳水平。直径小于 50 厘米的树木储存了更多的地上碳。伴生植物以森林物种（模型 F）为主的可可农林比伴生植物以油棕（模型 P）和混合植物类型（森林物种与油棕混合）为主的可可农林分别多储存 1.76 和 1.72 倍的碳。植物或模型 FP）。可可农林内的相关植物还可以发挥其他作用，以支持医疗保健、家庭消费和木材等生计。因此，除了碳储存，可可农林是一些当地物种的重要水库，因此对生物多样性保护和当地生计非常有用。由于刚果民主共和国的可可农林被认为是应对气候变化的主要措施之一，因此本研究为减少刚果盆地国家森林景观中森林砍伐和森林退化 (REDD +) 排放的进程做出了早期贡献。