El valor de las emisiones de carbono asociadas al sistema agrícola de roza, tumba y quema

A large part of Mexico´s forests are degraded but present the opportunity for recuperation of carbon stocks through natural growth, once the drivers of degradation are removed. However, there are opportunity costs involved since most of the drivers are related to economic activities including shifting cultivation and cattle grazing. The study calculates the economic costs of sequestration of carbon in tropical dry forest (TDF) in western Mexico based on an analysis of such opportunity costs. Results may help policy makers and land managers make informed decisions about whether to engage in international programs such as Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+).