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Tropical forests' carbon sequestration valued at billions, shaping environmental policies.

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Integration of remote-sensing based metrics and econometric models to assess the socio-economic contributions of carbon sequestration in unmanaged tropical dry forests
Marissa Castro-Magnani, Arturo Sánchez‐Azofeifa, Graciela Metternicht, Kati Laakso

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Forests in Central and South America help fight climate change by storing carbon. A new study used satellite data to measure how much carbon these forests capture. They found that these tropical forests store 22.3 tons of carbon per hectare each year, totaling 1.16 billion tons. The cost of this carbon storage ranges from 489to489 to 489to2828 per hectare annually. This information can help policymakers make decisions about protecting forests and fighting climate change.