"Carbon Farms International (CFI) mission is to accelerate the drawdown of atmospheric greenhouse gases."
Carbon Farming potential in Guatemala
According to the FAO, Guatemala has 1.799 million hectares (17%) of land consisting of pastureland and meadows. Since 2001, it has lost about 1,298,000 hectares of land that was once covered by 30% or greater tree cover, and 450,000 hectares (34.6%) of its primary forests has been destroyed. On average Guatemala is losing approximately 28,100 hectares of primary forest each year and 76,300 hectares of land with tree cover 30% or greater.
Guatemala has enough pastureland available to potentially sequester up to 45 million tonnes of CO2/year through reforestation and agroforestry carbon farming. That's the equivalent of taking 9.7 million cars off the road in the USA.
Guatemala has enough pastureland available to potentially sequester up to 45 million tonnes of CO2/year through reforestation and agroforestry carbon farming. That's the equivalent of taking 9.7 million cars off the road in the USA.
Annual GHG emissions (2016): 43.8 megatonnes CO2eq
30%+ tree cover destroyed since 2001: 1,298,000 ha
Primary forest destroyed since 2002: 450,000 ha
Average deforestation rate (Primary forest): 28,100 ha/year
Threatened species: 193
Pastureland available for conversion: 1.799 million ha
Carbon sequestration potential: 45 megatonnes CO2/year
30%+ tree cover destroyed since 2001: 1,298,000 ha
Primary forest destroyed since 2002: 450,000 ha
Average deforestation rate (Primary forest): 28,100 ha/year
Threatened species: 193
Pastureland available for conversion: 1.799 million ha
Carbon sequestration potential: 45 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 Guatemala, Wolf et al., 2011