Tropical forests are of global concern in the context of climate change. This is because forests can both emit carbon dioxide (CO2), an important greenhouse gas (GHG), and sequester it in the biomass of trees. The ability of a given type of forest to hold stocks of carbon is strongly influenced both by topography of the landscape and by the human uses that are present. Topography is not just indicated in the literature as a template within the landscape that defines the patterns of density biomass, but also as a driving factor of human uses. While altitude, slope and terrain convexity, among others, show a relationship with biomass patterns, human activities such as shifting cultivation, grazing and extraction of