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Carbon Farming potential in El Salvador
According to the FAO, El Salvador has 637,000 hectares (31%) of land consisting of pastureland and meadows. Since 2001, it has lost about 64,100 hectares of land that was once covered by 30% or greater tree cover, and 1,200 hectares (1.9%) of its primary forests has been destroyed. On average El Salvador is losing approximately 75 hectares of primary forest each year and 3,800 hectares of land with tree cover 30% or greater.
El Salvador has enough pastureland available to potentially sequester up to 15.9 million tonnes of CO2/year through reforestation and agroforestry carbon farming. That's the equivalent of taking 3.4 million cars off the road in the USA.
El Salvador has enough pastureland available to potentially sequester up to 15.9 million tonnes of CO2/year through reforestation and agroforestry carbon farming. That's the equivalent of taking 3.4 million cars off the road in the USA.
Annual GHG emissions (2016): 13.5 megatonnes CO2eq
30%+ tree cover destroyed since 2001: 64,100 ha
Primary forest destroyed since 2002: 1,200 ha
Average deforestation rate (Primary forest): 75 ha/year
Threatened species: 63
Pastureland available for conversion: 637,000 ha
Carbon sequestration potential: 15.9 megatonnes CO2/year
30%+ tree cover destroyed since 2001: 64,100 ha
Primary forest destroyed since 2002: 1,200 ha
Average deforestation rate (Primary forest): 75 ha/year
Threatened species: 63
Pastureland available for conversion: 637,000 ha
Carbon sequestration potential: 15.9 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 El Salvador, Wolf et al., 2011