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 International
Sequestration Opportunities in Forestry and Agriculture
Approximately 20% of the world's annual carbon dioxide (CO2)
emissions result from land-use change, primarily deforestation in the
tropical regions of Central and South America, Africa, and Asia. These
lands are shifting from relatively high-carbon stock natural forests
to generally lower-carbon stock crop, agroforestry, grazing, or fuelwood
lands and urban areas. While this transformation by land clearing, forest
harvest, and fire provides short-term economic benefits and rural livelihood,
it is also a major source of greenhouse gas emissions and other social
and environmental problems.
However, significant carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas mitigation
potential exists in the tropics, and other regions outside the U.S. Most
of the sequestration activities identified in the Practices
section of this Web site could be implemented in other countries. Much
of the discussion of technical issues (like baseline-setting and leakage)
regarding project-based sequestration activities addressed in the Project
Analysis section also applies to international projects.
This section of the Web site provides information in the following areas
to help understand the technical and implementation issues regarding international
sequestration opportunities:
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