Carlos Alberto Zúniga González; Pedro José Toruño; José Benito Navas Calderón

doi:10.5377/universitas.v6i1.13704

Authors

Carlos Alberto Zúniga González National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, León
Pedro José Toruño National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, León
José Benito Navas Calderón National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, León

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/universitas.v6i1.13704

Keywords:

Malmquist indices, Biomass, Carbon storage, Carbon Losses

Abstract

The research focused on measuring the level of productivity of carbon production in the biomass of the Central American countries. To make these measurements, the Tier 1 method of the IPCC was used to determine the annual increase of carbon storage in the biomass, the loss of carbon from wood extractions, and the loss of carbon by extractions of fuelwood and to measure its impact on productivity. the forestry approach was used
analysis of enveloping data (DEA), estimating the Malmquist indexes. The interannual growth rate of total productivity of forest factors (PTFF) was 0.03% on average for all countries, it is noted that El Salvador registered a growth rate of 1%, Belize 0.04%, Guatemala and Nicaragua, 0.03 %, in Costa Rica and Honduras, 0.01%, while Cuba and Panama were indifferent in the growth rate.

JEL Classification: O13; O47; Q51; O: 33; Q: 57;

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Author Biographies

Carlos Alberto Zúniga González, National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, León

Director of the Center for Research in Agricultural Sciences and Applied Economics (RCASAE) Address: (505) 2311-1780

Pedro José Toruño, National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, León

Center for Research in Agricultural Sciences and Applied Economics Author Address: (505) 2311-1779

José Benito Navas Calderón, National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, León

Professor Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences, Member RCASAE Author Address: (505) 2311-0080

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