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Tree Cover Loss

14/05/2024 Go to Evidence

302 kha of tree cover was lost between 2001 and 2023 in Belize. A 17% decrease in area cover since 2000 (GFW, 2024).

302 kha de cobertura arbórea fue la pérdida entre 2001 y el 2023 en Belice. Una disminución del 17% de la cobertura área desde el 2000 (GFW, 2024).

Global Forest Watch Report, 2024. World Resources Institute.

Loss of Tree Cover to Agriculture

14/05/2024 Go to Evidence

11.20 kha is the average annual tree cover loss in Belize as a direct result of agriculture between 2001 and 2023 (GFW, 2024).

11.20 kha es el promedio anual de pérdida de la cobertura arbórea en Belice como resultado directo de la agricultura entre el 2001 y el 2023 (GFW, 2024).

Global Forest Watch Report, 2024. World Resources Institute.

Greenhouse Gas Fluxes

14/05/2024 Go to Evidence

123.45 MtCO₂ of emissions were generated by deforestation due to agricultural expansion in Belize between 2001 and 2023 (GFW, 2024).

Se registraron 123.45 MtCO₂ de emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero debido a la deforestación provocada por la expansión de la frontera agrícola en Belice entre 2001 y 2023 (GFW, 2024).

Global Forest Watch Report, 2024. World Resources Institute.

Greenhouse Gas Fluxes

14/05/2024 Go to Evidence

5.36 MtCO₂e/yr was the average annual greenhouse gas flux due to deforestation caused by the expansion of the agricultural frontier in Belize between 2001 and 2023 (GFW, 2024).

5.36 MtCO₂e/año fue el promedio anual de gases de efecto invernadero debido a la deforestación provocada por la expansión de la frontera agrícola en Belice entre 2001 y 2023 (GFW, 2024).

Global Forest Watch Report, 2024. World Resources Institute.

GHG Flux in Forests

14/05/2024 Go to Evidence

1.35 MtCO₂e/yr was the net carbon sequestration in Belize's forests between 2001 and 2023, resulting from 6.29 MtCO₂e/yr of emissions and -4.94 MtCO₂e/yr of greenhouse gas removals (GFW, 2024).

6.29 MtCO₂e/año fue la emisión de gases de efecto invernadero asociada a los bosques de Belice, y eliminaron -4.94 MtCO₂e/año entre 2001-2023. Lo que representa una captura neta de carbono de 1.35 MtCO₂e/año (GFW, 2024).

Global Forest Watch Report, 2024. World Resources Institute.

Land Cover in Belize

14/05/2024 Go to Evidence

<0.1% (1.20 kha) is the land cover in Belize occupied by agricultural land and 3.8% of the land cover corresponds to pasture (60.3 kha) (GFW, 2024).

<0.1% (1.20 kha) es la cobertura de suelo en Belice ocupada por tierras agrícolas y el 3.8% de la cobertura de suelo corresponde a pastizales (60.3 kha) (GFW, 2024).

Global Forest Watch Report, 2024. World Resources Institute.

Good agricultural practices

01/08/2021 Go to Evidence

80,000 hectares will be managed with sustainable agricultural and silvopastoral practices in Belize (Belize, 2021).

Belize (2021). Updated nationally determined contribution

Belize (2021). Updated nationally determined contribution

Minimal emissions reduction

01/08/2021 Go to Evidence

4.5 KtCO2e is the minimum emissions reduction that Belize aims to achieve by reducing methane emissions from livestock by 10% by 2030 (Belize, 2021).

Belize (2021). Updated nationally determined contribution

Belize (2021). Updated nationally determined contribution

Total emissions reduction

01/08/2021 Go to Evidence

5,647 KtCO2e is the total emissions reduction Belize expects to achieve across all sectors between 2021 and 2030, according to its updated NDC in 2021 (Belize, 2021).

Belize (2021). Updated nationally determined contribution

Estimaciones basadas en calculos realizados por IRENA, FAO, UNFCCC, Vivid Economics, Forestry and Other Land Use (FOLU) roundtable y CfRN