Valoración económica del servicio de captura de carbono por especies forestales en el lote I de CIIDEA en la ESPAM-MFL
The objective of this research was to economically value the service of carbon sequestration by forest species in the dry forest of lot 1 of CIIDEA of ESPAM-MFL. For this purpose, a forest census of individuals with DBH ≥10 cm was carried out, as a result 4,252 individuals, 33 species and 18 familie...
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2024
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Add Tag | Summary: | The objective of this research was to economically value the service of carbon sequestration by forest species in the dry forest of lot 1 of CIIDEA of ESPAM-MFL. For this purpose, a forest census of individuals with DBH ≥10 cm was carried out, as a result 4,252 individuals, 33 species and 18 families were found, being the Fabaceae family the most abundant with 13 species representing 61.45 % of the individuals. The most abundant species were Pseudosamanea guachapele (guachapelí), Guazuma ulmifolia (guasmo), Prosopis juliflora (algarrobo) and Samanea saman (samán) with 1,275 - 1,065 - 571 and 267 individuals respectively. Diversity was determined using the Shannon-Wiener and Simpson indices, obtaining a medium diversity (2.126) and low dominance (0.182). Allometric equations were applied to determine the carbon captured, obtaining a capture of 1,473.08 t/ha and 5,400.74 t/ha of carbon dioxide, with the most abundant species capturing 84.61 %. The economic value was determined according to the prices established by ClimeCo and SENDECO2, obtaining a value of 67,509.26 USD and 451,609.95 USD. The proposed conservation strategies are based on promoting scientific research, establishing good livestock practices, communicating the importance of conserving forests, reforesting degraded areas and creating alternative economic incentives. Subsequently, the Kendall Consensus was applied to nine experts who evaluated the conservation strategies according to the criteria of impact, conceptualization, relevance, applicability, appropriateness and efficiency, obtaining a high level of agreement of 0.9231 among the expert-scientists. |
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