"Carbon Farms International (CFI) mission is to accelerate the drawdown of atmospheric greenhouse gases."
Carbon Farming potential in Belize
According to the FAO, Belize has 50,000 hectares (2.2%) of land consisting of pastureland and meadows. Since 2001, it has lost about 205,000 hectares of land that was once covered by 30% or greater tree cover, and 102,600 hectares (2.3%) of its primary forests has been destroyed. On average Belize is losing approximately 6,400 hectares of primary forest each year and 12,100 hectares of land with tree cover 30% or greater.
Belize has enough pastureland available to potentially sequester up to 1.25 million tonnes of CO2/year through reforestation and agroforestry carbon farming. That's the equivalent of taking 272 thousand cars off the road in the USA.
Belize has enough pastureland available to potentially sequester up to 1.25 million tonnes of CO2/year through reforestation and agroforestry carbon farming. That's the equivalent of taking 272 thousand cars off the road in the USA.
Annual GHG emissions (2016): 4.86 megatonnes CO2eq
30%+ tree cover destroyed since 2001: 205,000 ha
Primary forest destroyed since 2002: 102,600 ha
Average deforestation rate (Primary forest): 6,400 ha/year
Threatened species: 107
Pastureland available for conversion: 50,000 ha
Carbon sequestration potential: 1.25 megatonnes CO2/year
30%+ tree cover destroyed since 2001: 205,000 ha
Primary forest destroyed since 2002: 102,600 ha
Average deforestation rate (Primary forest): 6,400 ha/year
Threatened species: 107
Pastureland available for conversion: 50,000 ha
Carbon sequestration potential: 1.25 megatonnes CO2/year
Sources: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6. Annual Country GHG emissions: World Resources Institute, Threatened species: IUCN Red List, Pasture land: FAO Stats, Sequestration potential: Carbon sequestration potential of tropical pasture compared with afforestation in Belize, Wolf et al., 2011