The government unveiled a proposal Tuesday that would allow the country to meet more than half of its greenhouse gas emission reductions simply by maintaining and managing its forests.
The document puts forth two options, proposing that 3.2 percent or 3.7 percent of the nation's greenhouse gas emissions be attained under reforestation, afforestation and forest management activities.
The higher figure is based on carbon absorption potential of all of the nation's forested area, while the lower one is based on calculations that include only managed forests. The government submitted the national proposal on land use, land change and forestry to the United Nations climate change secretariat.