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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.

Brazil and Amazonia

23/06/2024 Go to Evidence

63% of the total area of ​​the Amazon is located in Brazil, being the country with the largest portion of this biome (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

El 63% del área total de la Amazonía se encuentra en Brasil, siendo el país con la mayor porción de este bioma (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.

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

23/06/2024 Go to Evidence

10.76% of the Amazon area in Brazil was deforested between 2001 and 2020, the highest rate among Amazonian countries (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

El 10.76% del área amazónica en Brasil fue deforestada entre 2001 y 2020, la tasa más alta entre los países amazónicos (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.

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.

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.

Perches and shelters for forest restoration

05/06/2024 Go to Evidence

In montane forests in Bolivia, the installation of bird perches and bat shelters increased seed rain and seedling density by up to 3-5 times compared to degraded areas dominated by ferns.

Mayta, C., López, C. L., Villegas, M., Aguirre, L. F., Hensen, I., & Gallegos, S. C. (2024). Bird perches and artificial bat roosts increase seed rain and seedling establishment in tropical bracken-dominated deforested areas. Restoration Ecology, 32(6), e14197

AgTech in the Andean Community

24/05/2024 Go to Evidence

90 agtech ventures were identified in the Andean region in 2022, more than 80% in Colombia (53) and Peru (21) (IDB, 2023).

En 2022, se identificaron 90 emprendimientos agtech en la región andina, más del 80% están en Colombia y Perú, con 53 y 21 empresas respectivamente. (BID, 2023)

BID.2023.La revolución de las agtech en la región Andina: ¿cómo la tecnología está transformando el futuro agrícola?

Andean glaciers

01/03/2024 Go to Evidence

30% of the glacier area in the tropical Andes has been lost since 1980, affecting ecosystems, water availability and soil erosion (ECLAC, 2024).

Al menos 30% de su superficie han perdido los glaciares en la zona de los Andes tropicales desde 1980, lo que ha tenido efectos negativos en los ecosistemas, la disponibilidad de agua, y en la erosión de los suelos. (CEPAL, 2024).

CEPAL (2024). La economía del cambio climático en América Latina y el Caribe, 2023:

TFP in Andean Countries

29/02/2024 Go to Evidence

0.79% was the average annual growth of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) between 2011 and 2021, a decrease compared to the 2.0% per year recorded between 2001 and 2011 (GAP, 2023).

Entre 2011-2021 el crecimiento medio de la Productividad Total de los Factores (PTF) disminuyó de 2,0% anual a 0,79% en comparación con el 2001-2011 (GAP, 2023).

Agnew, J. & Hendery, S. (2023). T. Thompson (Ed.) 2023 Global Agricultural Productivity Report: Every Farmer, Every Tool. Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1338-informe-gap-2023-sobre-la-productividad-agricola-mundial

Project +Cotton

17/11/2023 Go to Evidence

More than 11,000 small cotton producers in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, Paraguay and Peru have benefited from the +Cotton project (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).

ISPA, 2023

Perspectivas de la Agricultura y del Desarrollo Rural en las Américas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2023-2024