How Much Carbon Can Be Sequestrated?

These diagrams illustrate how much carbon may be sequestered by some of the forestry systems used in the Scolel Té project:

• The establishment of tree plantations on areas previously used as pasture, may increase carbon stored in vegetation by about 120tC/ha;
  
  
• by growing timber and fruit trees interspersed with annual crops such as corn or perennial crops such as coffee, around 70tC/ha can be sequestered;
  
  
• where closed forests are threatened, protection can prevent emissions of up to 300 tC/ha; and where forests are degraded, careful management and restoration can increase carbon storage by around 120tC/ha.