"Carbon Farms International (CFI) mission is to accelerate the drawdown of atmospheric greenhouse gases."
Carbon Farming potential in Nicaragua
According to the FAO, Nicaragua has 3.275 million hectares (27%) of land consisting of pastureland and meadows. Since 2001, it has lost about 1.28 million hectares of land that was once covered by 30% or greater tree cover, and 426,600 hectares (21%) of its primary forests has been destroyed. On average Nicaragua is losing approximately 26,600 hectares of primary forest each year and 75,000 hectares of land with tree cover 30% or greater.
Nicaragua has enough pastureland available to potentially sequester up to 81.75 million tonnes of CO2/year through reforestation and agroforestry carbon farming. That's the equivalent of taking 17 million cars off the road in the USA.
Nicaragua has enough pastureland available to potentially sequester up to 81.75 million tonnes of CO2/year through reforestation and agroforestry carbon farming. That's the equivalent of taking 17 million cars off the road in the USA.
Annual GHG emissions (2016): 21 megatonnes CO2eq
30%+ tree cover destroyed since 2001: 1.28 million ha
Primary forest destroyed since 2002: 426,563 ha
Average deforestation rate (Primary forest): 26,600 ha/year
Threatened species: 114
Pastureland available for conversion: 3.275 million ha
Carbon sequestration potential: 81.875 megatonnes CO2/year
30%+ tree cover destroyed since 2001: 1.28 million ha
Primary forest destroyed since 2002: 426,563 ha
Average deforestation rate (Primary forest): 26,600 ha/year
Threatened species: 114
Pastureland available for conversion: 3.275 million ha
Carbon sequestration potential: 81.875 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 Panama, Wolf et al., 2011