Relationship between the average annual temperature and the area of Amazonian humid forest in the departments of Peru, 2013-2021

The present study analyzed the relationship between the average annual temperature and the area of Amazonian forest in the departments of Peru during the period 2013-2021, using a panel data model with random effects. The data used come from the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics...

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Main Authors: Maria De Los Angeles Guzman Cuba, Eliana Rosmeri Navarro Rojas, Dante Manuel García Jimenez
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Language:English
Published: Growing Science 2025-01-01
Series:Decision Science Letters
Online Access:http://www.growingscience.com/dsl/Vol14/dsl_2024_62.pdf
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Dante Manuel García Jimenez
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description The present study analyzed the relationship between the average annual temperature and the area of Amazonian forest in the departments of Peru during the period 2013-2021, using a panel data model with random effects. The data used come from the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) and include the average annual temperature in degrees Celsius and the area of Amazonian rainforest in thousands of hectares, both disaggregated by department. Additionally, CO2 emissions resulting from the loss of tree cover, measured in megatons (Mt) of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e), were considered as a control variable. The results revealed a positive and statistically significant relationship between the area of Amazonian forest and the average annual temperature, denoting that an increase of one thousand hectares in the extension of the forest corresponds to an increase of 0.0004 °C in temperature. In this sense, the finding contradicts the climate-regulating role played by forests, however, this is attributed to the influence of unobserved confounding variables that are linked to both forest area and temperature.
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spelling doaj-art-d67b6a229670460abc9e6b72a71017532024-12-11T08:40:20ZengGrowing ScienceDecision Science Letters1929-58041929-58122025-01-0114116316810.5267/j.dsl.2024.10.004Relationship between the average annual temperature and the area of Amazonian humid forest in the departments of Peru, 2013-2021Maria De Los Angeles Guzman CubaEliana Rosmeri Navarro RojasDante Manuel García Jimenez The present study analyzed the relationship between the average annual temperature and the area of Amazonian forest in the departments of Peru during the period 2013-2021, using a panel data model with random effects. The data used come from the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) and include the average annual temperature in degrees Celsius and the area of Amazonian rainforest in thousands of hectares, both disaggregated by department. Additionally, CO2 emissions resulting from the loss of tree cover, measured in megatons (Mt) of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e), were considered as a control variable. The results revealed a positive and statistically significant relationship between the area of Amazonian forest and the average annual temperature, denoting that an increase of one thousand hectares in the extension of the forest corresponds to an increase of 0.0004 °C in temperature. In this sense, the finding contradicts the climate-regulating role played by forests, however, this is attributed to the influence of unobserved confounding variables that are linked to both forest area and temperature. http://www.growingscience.com/dsl/Vol14/dsl_2024_62.pdf
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Decision Science Letters
title Relationship between the average annual temperature and the area of Amazonian humid forest in the departments of Peru, 2013-2021
title_full Relationship between the average annual temperature and the area of Amazonian humid forest in the departments of Peru, 2013-2021
title_fullStr Relationship between the average annual temperature and the area of Amazonian humid forest in the departments of Peru, 2013-2021
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between the average annual temperature and the area of Amazonian humid forest in the departments of Peru, 2013-2021
title_short Relationship between the average annual temperature and the area of Amazonian humid forest in the departments of Peru, 2013-2021
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