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Mexico Hectares of Agricultural Use

01/06/2023 Go to Evidence

Mexico reached 32.1 million hectares for agricultural use (INEGI, 2022).

México alcanza las 32.1 millones de hectáreas para uso agrícola. (INEGI, 2022).

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía de México (INEGI)

World population

04/03/2023 Go to Evidence

Half of the world's population lives in households dependent on agrifood systems (FAO, 2023).

Casi la mitad de la población mundial vive en hogares vinculados a sistemas agroalimentarios. (FAO, 2023).

FAO

Guyana gained 1,276 net ha of mangroves

1,276 hectares was the net gain in mangrove cover recorded in Guyana between 2022 and 2023. Region 6 gained 1,642 hectares, while Region 1 recorded a net loss of 805 hectares.

National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute [NAREI], 2023, p. 35

National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute. (2023). Annual report 2023.

Surface Area on Hillsides

30/12/2022 Go to Evidence

65% of the country's surface area is on hillsides, that is, with a slope greater than 15%, where most small producers cultivate (Martín Manzano, 2012).

El 65% de la superficie del país está en zona de laderas, es decir, con una pendiente mayor al 15%, donde la mayoría de los pequeños productores cultivan (Martín Manzano, 2012).

Martín Manzano, M. del M. (2012). La FAO y la agricultura familiar: El caso de El Salvador. FAO El Salvador.

Great inequality of land tenure

14/11/2022 Go to Evidence

41.1% of the land in Colombia is in the hands of 0.4% of landowners (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).

41,1% de la tierra en Colombia está en manos del 0.4% de terratenientes (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023)

Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023. Implementing the voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests from the working with people model: lessons from Colombia and Guatemala, The Journal of Peasant Studies, 50:5, 1820-1851, DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2022.2120811

Land ownership

14/11/2022 Go to Evidence

2% of landowners own 65% of the arable land (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).

2% de los terratenientes poseen el 65% de la tierra cultivable (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023)

Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023. Implementing the voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests from the working with people model: lessons from Colombia and Guatemala, The Journal of Peasant Studies, 50:5, 1820-1851, DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2022.2120811

Land use

14/11/2022 Go to Evidence

78% of farms use only 10% of the land for cultivation (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).

78% de las granjas usan solo el 10% de la tierra para cultivo (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023)

Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023. Implementing the voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests from the working with people model: lessons from Colombia and Guatemala, The Journal of Peasant Studies, 50:5, 1820-1851, DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2022.2120811

VSS with Spatial Planning for Biodiversity

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

89% of the analyzed VSS (8 out of 9) include required criteria for spatial planning to avoid biodiversity loss, excluding only Fairtrade (Larrea et al., 2021).

89% de los VSS analizados (8 de 9) incluyen criterios requeridos para planificación espacial para evitar pérdida de biodiversidad, excluyendo solo Fairtrade (Larrea et al., 2021).

Global Forest Loss

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

4.7 million hectares per year represents the global net loss of forest area from 2010 to 2020, a reduction from 7.8 million hectares annually in the 1990s (Larrea et al., 2021).

4.7 millones de hectáreas por año representa la pérdida neta global de área forestal del 2010 al 2020, una reducción desde los 7.8 millones de hectáreas anuales de los años 1990 (Larrea et al., 2021).