Biomass production generates land use impacts in the form of emissions from Forestry and Other Land Use (FOLU), i.e. due to changes in ecosystem carbon stocks. Recently, consumption-based accounting (CBA) approaches have emerged as alternatives to conventional production-based accounts, quantifying FOLU emissions associated with biomass consumption, for example, of particular territories.

The Dry Chaco is a semi-arid ecoregion in South America, covering parts of Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia. To date, the region hosts one of the largest dry forests in the world. Since the 1980s, the region has been characterized by large-scale deforestation for soybean production and intensive cattle ranching.

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