Working Paper Cálculo de la Capacidad de Captura de CO2 y Análisis Multitemporal de la Cobertura Vegetal en la Vereda El Carmen en la Serranía de las Quinchas, Municipio de Otanche, Boyacá

Abstract

The change in land cover and use is a dynamic process, caused by human action, which increasingly generates both loss of forest cover as well as the decrease in quantity and quality of water and soil resources. This research carries out a multi-temporal study to determine the changes in land cover and uses during the years 2002, 2012 and 2018 in the Serranía de las Quinchas. The properties of the area are analyzed, determined by the ArcGIS program, and the Corine Land Cover (CLC) methodology adapted in Colombia by the Institute of Meteorological and Environmental Studies (IDEAM) and combined with the measurement of the normalized vegetation index (NDVI). . With these tools, changes in the vegetation cover of pastures, different types of forests, crops and secondary vegetation are analyzed, which determined whether the changes found in vegetation density are correlated with carbon capture. It is based on a methodological and analytical basis taking into account a contribution to the proper use of the land, the protection of the ecosystem, directly linking the communities present in the study area and, in this way, strengthening sustainable economic activities such as biotourism and protection of the Serranía de las Quinchas.