Forestry options for sequestering carbon in Mexico: Comparative economic analysis of three case studies

Omar Masera; Mauricio R. Bellon; Gerardo Segura

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Forestry options for sequestering carbon in Mexico: Comparative economic analysis of three case studies

Omar Masera, Mauricio R. Bellon, Gerardo Segura

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Abstract

Benefit cost analyses for three case studies which avoid carbon emissions and increase carbon sequestration in Mexican forests, a pulp wood plantation, a native temperate forest and a native tropical evergreen forest, are performed. Management of native temperate and tropical forests offer the most promising alternatives for carbon sequestration. The cost effectiveness of commercial plantations critically depends on very high site productivity.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	S227-S244
Journal	Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
Volume	27
Issue number	SPEC. ISS.
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389709388522
State	Published - 1997
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Carbon sequestration
Cost benefit analyses
Developing countries
Forestry
Global climatic change
Mexico
Native forests
Plantations

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Environmental Engineering
Water Science and Technology
Waste Management and Disposal
Pollution

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