@article{fdi:010048477,
  title = {{B}razilian greenhouse gas emissions: the importance of agriculture and livestock},
  author = {{C}erri, {C}. {C}. and {M}aia, {S}. {M}. {F}. and {G}aldos, {M}. {V}. and {C}erri, {C}. {E}. {P}. and {F}eigl, {B}. {J}. and {B}ernoux, {M}artial},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{D}ata from the 1990-1994 period presented in the "{B}razil's {I}nitial {N}ational {C}ommunication" document indicated that the country is one of the top world greenhouse gas ({GHG}) emitters. {A} large majority of {B}razil's {GHG} emissions come from deforestation mainly of the {A}mazon biome for agriculture and livestock land uses. {T}his unique inventory is now out of date. {T}hus, the aims of this review were (i) to update estimates of the {GHG} emissions for the {B}razilian territory, (ii) to estimate the sinks to provide calculations of the {GHG} net emissions for the 1990-2005 period, (iii) to calculate the actual and estimate shares of agricultural and livestock activities, and (iv) to discuss in light of the new figures and patterns the best mitigation options for {B}razil. {T}otal emissions in {CO}2-eq increased by 17% during the 1994-2005 period. {CO}2 represented 72.3% of the total, i.e. a small decrease, in favour of non-{CO}2 {GHG}, in relation to 1994 when its share was 74.1%. {T}he increase of all {GHG} excluding {L}and {U}se {C}hange and {F}orestry ({LUCF}) was 41.3% over the period 1994-2005. {C}limate {A}nalysis {I}ndicators {T}ool ({CAIT}) {W}orld {R}esources {I}nstitute ({WRI}) estimated a higher increase (48.9%) that classified {B}razil at the 69th position. {U}sing our estimates {B}razil will fall to the 78th position. {B}ut in both cases {B}razil increased in clearly lower values than the tendency calculated for {C}hina and {I}ndia, two major emitters, with increases of 88.8% and 62.1%, respectively. {B}razil's increase is less than those presented for some countries in {A}nnex 1 that are submitted to a quota of reduction, e. g. {S}pain with 55.6% of increase and {N}ew {Z}ealand with 45.8%. {B}razil also is below the average increase shown by non-{A}nnex {I} countries, estimated to be 61.3%, but above the world average (28.1%). {B}esides the effort to curb emissions from the energy and deforestation sectors, it is now a top priority to implement a national program to promote mitigation efforts concerning the agricultural and livestock sectors. {T}hese mitigation options should not be only focused on emission reductions, but also prone enhancement of the carbon sink. {S}uch a program would be easy to be implemented, because several mitigation strategies have already proven to be efficient, simple to adopt and economically viable.},
  keywords = {{CO}2-equivalent ({CO}2-eq) ; soil ; inventory ; land use change and forestry},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cientia {A}gricola},
  volume = {66},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {831--843},
  ISSN = {0103-9016},
  year = {2009},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010048477},
}