Análisis de la cobertura vegetal y uso del suelo, para identificar el potencial de captura de carbono, en la zona de amortiguación del parque natural regional serranía de las Quinchas.

Abstract

Globally, land-use transformation and forestry activities have been the primary sources of CO2 emitting into the atmosphere. In recent times this phenomenon has increased, which is why a great potential has been detected in our country through an adequate management of forests to change the course of carbon fluxes in both the atmosphere and the soil. These strategies generate several social, economic, and environmental benefits, which contribute to the mitigation of climate change, achieving sustainable development. Therefore, the study of carbon capture potential is mentioned as a general guideline of this research in the buffer zone of the Serranía de las Quinchas Regional Natural Park, located in the western sector of the department of Boyacá, between the municipalities of Puerto Boyacá and Otanche; in the frontier between the department of Santander and Cundinamarca, with an altitudinal gradient between 350 and 1500 meters above sea level (Oscar Laverde, 2005). This is a strategic place for the conservation of environmental services and goods and the protection of the biodiversity of the middle Magdalena, the only relict of tropical rainforest in the Department (Corpoboyacá, SIRAP., 2019). This study was made using a multitemporal analysis of 33 years starting from 1989 and ending in 2021, where changes in vegetation cover will also be evaluated by natural or anthropic factors and this as an influence on the capture potential or CO2 emission in the area.