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The objective of this project is to determine carbon absorption by vegetation in the Moiseist ecosystem and its contribution to climate change adaptation. The project is being carried out at the Moisés Cabeza Junco Technical Industrial Educational Institution in Villanueva, Bolívar (Colombia). The research problem is related to climate change, specifically to rising temperatures, which are linked to the excessive production of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide (CO₂) and carbon monoxide (CO). In Villanueva, gasoline combustion by vehicles, waste burning, and land burning for planting are significant sources of CO2. To achieve the proposed objective and answer the research question, we began by analyzing temperature behavior in relation to carbon monoxide, using data recorded by the air quality sensor installed at the institution. This was followed by the selection and configuration of the sampling site, followed by data collection and the calculation of carbon absorption by the shrubs and saplings at the selected sampling site. The research determined that the 151 individuals that make up the green tunnel of the Moiseist ecosystem are perennial, angiosperm, dicotyledonous species, representing a biomass of 16380,7 g/m² and storing 8190,3 gC/m². With this, we have understood how part of our Moiseist ecosystem cycles and stores carbon, contributing to adaptation to climate change.