| Table 4.5: Biological GHG mitigation potential
in Latin America |
 |
| Option |
Land available in
|
Unit C
|
Total C
|
Unit
|
Total
|
Reference
|
| |
2030 (Mha)
|
sequestration
|
sequestration(MtC)
|
costb
|
cost
|
|
| |
Technical
|
Economic
|
(tC/ha)
|
Technical
|
Economic
|
(US$/tC)
|
|
|
| |
potential
|
potential
|
|
potential
|
potential
|
|
|
|
|
|
Native forest management
|
| Mexico |
18.7
|
13.2
|
132
|
2465
|
1550
|
0.1-4
|
4930
|
Masera, 1995; Masera et al., 1997a; Masera and Ordóñez,
1997
|
| Venezuela |
9.8
|
|
75
|
735
|
|
9
|
6615
|
Bonduki and Swisher, 1995
|
| Brazil |
60
|
|
18
|
735
|
|
1.8
|
1323
|
Da Motta et al., 1999
|
|
|
|
Protected areas
|
| Mexico |
6
|
4.9
|
89
|
535
|
470
|
1-6
|
1872.5
|
Masera, 1995; Masera et al., 1997a, Masera et al. 1995
and 1997b
|
| Venezuela |
4
|
|
94
|
376
|
|
4
|
1504
|
Bonduki and Swisher, 1995
|
| Brazil |
151
|
|
18
|
2718
|
|
3
|
7650
|
Da Motta et al., 1999
|
|
|
|
Restoration plantations
|
| Mexico |
4.2
|
2.5
|
76
|
320
|
200
|
7
|
2240
|
Masera, 1995; Masera et al., 1997a, Masera and Ordóñez,
1997
|
|
|
|
Commercial plantations (includes energy plantations)
|
| Mexico |
6.6
|
2.4
|
208
|
1375
|
1075
|
5-7
|
8250
|
Masera, 1995; Masera et al., 1997a, Masera et al. 1995 and 1997b |
| Venezuela |
4.9
|
|
52-62
|
295
|
|
17
|
5015
|
Bonduki and Swisher, 1995 |
Brazil
degraded land |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| - Pulp |
|
|
24
|
|
|
1.4
|
|
Da Motta et al., 1999 |
| - Charcoal |
|
|
180
|
|
|
0.7
|
|
Da Motta et al., 1999 |
| - Timber |
|
|
43
|
|
|
–9.5
|
|
Da Motta et al., 1999
‘–’ means profitable |
|
Agroforestry
|
| Mexico |
1.9
|
1.5
|
53
|
100
|
80
|
2-11
|
650
|
Masera, 1995; Masera et al., 1997a; Masera and Ordóñez,
1997; De Jong et al., 1995 |
| Venezuela |
1
|
|
27
|
27
|
|
20
|
540
|
Bonduki and Swisher, 1995 |
|
Total
|
| Mexico |
37.4
|
24.5
|
|
4795
|
3375
|
|
17943
|
|
| Venezuela |
19.7
|
|
|
1433
|
|
|
13674
|
|
| Brazila |
211
|
|
|
3453
|
|
|
8973
|
|
|
|
|
a Unit carbon sequestration considers the difference
between sustainable and unsustainable logging. Unit price is NPV(net of
present value of benefits minus present value of costs)
b Unit cost US$/tC is NPV.
|
|
|
|
|