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deforestation in Antioquia
carbon emissions
climate change
land cover
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It is important to understand the global and local magnitude of tropical deforestation, which constitutes the second largest net source of carbon emissions to the atmosphere. Land cover data from 1980 and 2000 in Antioquia were used to calculate both the deforested area and the gross and net annual deforestation rates, expressed as percentages. The results indicate that, over twenty years, 380,000 ha were deforested, equivalent to a gross and net annual average of 19,000 ha and 14,060 ha, and to gross and net annual deforestation rates of 0.93% and 0.69%, respectively — at least double the average rates reported for Latin America during the 1990-1997 period. The continued conversion of forests in Antioquia could lead to unforeseen consequences for biodiversity loss and the provision of ecosystem services essential for human well-being.
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