## Materials and Methods
### Data
#### 2.2.1 Land Use and Land Cover Data
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c} \hline
**Class** & **Color** & **Acronym** & **Description** \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{1} & \multirow{2}{*}{05450a} & \multirow{2}{*}{ENF} & Evergreen Needleleaf Forests: dominated by evergreen conifer trees \\  & & & (canopy \textgreater{}2 m). Tree cover \textgreater{}60\%. \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{2} & \multirow{2}{*}{086a10} & \multirow{2}{*}{EBF} & Evergreen Broadleaf Forests: dominated by evergreen broadleaf and \\  & & & palmate trees (canopy \textgreater{}2 m). Tree cover \textgreater{}60\%. \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{3} & \multirow{2}{*}{54a708} & \multirow{2}{*}{DNF} & Deciduous Needleleaf Forests: dominated by deciduous needleleaf \\  & & & (arch) trees (canopy \textgreater{}2 m). Tree cover \textgreater{}60\%. \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{4} & \multirow{2}{*}{78d203} & \multirow{2}{*}{DBF} & Deciduous Broadleaf Forests: dominated by deciduous broadleaf trees \\  & & & (canopy \textgreater{}2 m). Tree cover \textgreater{}60\%. \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{5} & \multirow{2}{*}{009900} & \multirow{2}{*}{MF} & Mixed Forests: dominated by neither deciduous nor evergreen \\  & & & (40-60\% of each) tree type (canopy \textgreater{}2 m). Tree cover \textgreater{}60\%. \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{6} & \multirow{2}{*}{c6b044} & \multirow{2}{*}{CS} & Closed Shrublands: dominated by woody pernentials (1–2 m height) \\  & & & \textgreater{}60\% cover. \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{7} & \multirow{2}{*}{dcd159} & \multirow{2}{*}{OS} & Open Shrublands: dominated by woody pernentials (1–2 m height) \\  & & & 10–60\% cover. \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{8} & \multirow{2}{*}{dade48} & \multirow{2}{*}{WSV} & Woody Savannas: tree cover 30–60\% (canopy \textgreater{}2 m). \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{9} & \multirow{2}{*}{ftbf13} & \multirow{2}{*}{SV} & Savannas: tree cover 10–30\% (canopy \textgreater{}2 m). \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{10} & \multirow{2}{*}{b6 ff05} & \multirow{2}{*}{GL} & Grasslands: dominated by herbaceous annuals (\textless{}2 m). \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{11} & \multirow{2}{*}{27 ff87} & \multirow{2}{*}{PW} & Permanent Wetlands: permanently inundated lands with 30–60\% \\  & & & water cover and \textgreater{}10\% vegetated cover. \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{12} & \multirow{2}{*}{c24f44} & \multirow{2}{*}{CL} & Croplands: at least 60\% of area is cultivated cropland. \\  & & & Urban and Built-up Lands: at least 30\% impervious surface area \\  & & & including building materials, asphalt and vehicles. \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{14} & \multirow{2}{*}{ff6d4c} & \multirow{2}{*}{NVM} & Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaics: mosaics of small-scale \\  & & & cultivation 40–60\% with natural tree, shrub, or herbaceous vegetation. \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{15} & \multirow{2}{*}{69 ff8} & \multirow{2}{*}{PSI} & Permanent Snow and Ice: at least 60\% of area is covered by snow and \\  & & & ice for at least 10 months of the year. \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{16} & \multirow{2}{*}{f9 ffa4} & \multirow{2}{*}{BN} & Barren: at least 60\% of area is non-vegetated barren (sand, rock, soil) \\  & & & areas with less than 10\% vegetation. \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{17} & \multirow{2}{*}{1 cdff} & \multirow{2}{*}{WB} & Water Bodies: at least 60\% of area is covered by permanent \\  & & & water bodies. \\ \hline \end{tabular} \({}^{\dagger}\) MCD12Q1 product [53].  
\end{table} 
Table 1: Type 1 classification of MCD12Q1 product \({}^{1}\). For analysis of the carbon estimates, 10 points were randomly selected, representative of each class of land use and land cover in the BLA and for each year, so that it was ensured that a given point was always considered in the same class for all the years studied. This was needed in order to verify if the emissions induced by land use and land cover changes in the BLA surrounding these selected points were impacting the class. These points were collected by the Google Earth Engine platform, by using the \"Inspector\" tab. The points were approximated from 1 to 2 km per pixel [57].