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Monitoring, Evaluation and Best Practices

Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies

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Amazonia in the Global Bioeconomy Marketplace

23/06/2024 Go to Evidence

0.17% of the global bioeconomy market, estimated at USD 7.7 billion by 2030, would be received by the Amazonian countries (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

Los países amazónicos recibirían colectivamente solo el 0.17% del valor total potencial del mercado global de bioeconomía, estimado en US$7.7 trillones para 2030 (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

Lesenfants, Y., Mehl, A. V., Muggah, R., Aguirre, K., & Smith, P. (2024). Re-imagining bioeconomy for Amazonia. Inter-American Development Bank.

Tag: The_Amazon
Country: Bolivia Brazil Colombia Ecuador Guyana Peru Suriname Venezuela
Sector: Environment and natural resources
Area: Biodiversity Conservation Bioeconomy

Population of the Amazon region

23/06/2024 Go to Evidence

The 8 Amazonian countries are home to more than 40 million residents in the region, underscoring the importance of developing a bioeconomy that benefits this significant population (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

Los 8 países amazónicos albergan a más de 40 millones de residentes en la región (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

Lesenfants, Y., Mehl, A. V., Muggah, R., Aguirre, K., & Smith, P. (2024). Re-imagining bioeconomy for Amazonia. Inter-American Development Bank.

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity The_Amazon
Country: Bolivia Brazil Colombia Ecuador Guyana Peru Suriname Venezuela
Sector: Environment and natural resources Forestry, Agroforestry, Silvopastoralism and Timber Production
Area: Bioeconomy Biodiversity Conservation Territorial Management

Affected Amazon

23/06/2024 Go to Evidence

26% of the forested Amazon has already been affected by the combination of deforestation and severe land degradation (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

El 26% de la Amazonía forestal ya ha sido afectada por la combinación de deforestación y degradación severa de la tierra (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

Lesenfants, Y., Mehl, A. V., Muggah, R., Aguirre, K., & Smith, P. (2024). Re-imagining bioeconomy for Amazonia. Inter-American Development Bank.

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity The_Amazon
Country: Bolivia Brazil Colombia Ecuador Guyana Peru Suriname Venezuela
Sector: Environment and natural resources Forestry, Agroforestry, Silvopastoralism and Timber Production
Area: Biodiversity Conservation Territorial Management

Zero Tariffs in the Caribbean

14/03/2024 Go to Evidence

Nearly 70% of the tariff universe of agri-food products enjoys a preferential tariff of zero in Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago (FAO and IDB, 2024).

FAO y BID (2024)

FAO y BID. 2024. Oportunidades y desafíos del comercio agroalimentario entre los países del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana y la Comunidad del Caribe .

Country: Barbados CARICOM: Caribbean Community (aggregate) Guyana Jamaica Suriname Trinidad and Tobago
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration
Instrument: Changes in Import Tariffs