Māris kļaviņŠ, azamat azizov, JĀnis zaļoksnis environment, pollution, development: the case of uzbekistan

Equivalence  factor helps to convert the given bioproductive 
territory (cropland, pasture, forests, developed and marine territory) 
into global hectares. For example, cropland is more productive than 
pasture and its equivalence factor is correspondingly higher.
Table 12.1. 
Land use equivalence factors (ha
g
/ha)
Land use
Equivalence factors (ha
g
/ha)
Cropland
0.50
Forest
1.33
Built-up territory
2.64
CO
2
 absorption
1.34
Productivity factors show the fertility of a par ti cu lar type of 
bioproductive land in different countries. For example, owing to its 
high fertility of grass, one hectare of pasture in New Zealand can 
yield  more  meat  than  in  Latvia.  Such  differences  may  be  related 
to the local peculiarities, such as preci pi tation, quality of soil or