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Increase in CAN agricultural exports

01/07/2024 Go to Evidence

Nearly 20% of the total export value corresponds to the consolidated exports of the CAN countries, reaching an amount of US$30,628 m, reflecting the importance of intraregional trade in economic strengthening (Furche, 2024).

Furche, C. (2024, julio)

Furche, C. (2024, julio). Fortalecimiento de las exportaciones agroalimentarias de los países de la CAN: Informe final. [Informe técnico].

CAN agricultural imports

01/07/2024 Go to Evidence

They reached US$20.559 billion, representing just over 13% of the total import value of the subregion (Furche, 2024).

Furche, C. (2024, julio)

Furche, C. (2024, julio). Fortalecimiento de las exportaciones agroalimentarias de los países de la CAN: Informe final. [Informe técnico].

Trade balance of the CAN agricultural sector

01/07/2024 Go to Evidence

More than US$10 billion is the surplus exhibited by the aggregated trade balance of the CAN agricultural sector, reflecting its strong export performance (Furche, 2024).

Furche, C. (2024, julio)

Furche, C. (2024, julio). Fortalecimiento de las exportaciones agroalimentarias de los países de la CAN: Informe final. [Informe técnico].

Variation in CAN imports

01/07/2024 Go to Evidence

Imports have steadily grown since 2018, with peaks in 2021 and 2022, due to rising international prices of commodities in which CAN countries have deficits, such as cereals and oilseeds (Furche, 2024).

Furche, C. (2024, julio)

Furche, C. (2024, julio). Fortalecimiento de las exportaciones agroalimentarias de los países de la CAN: Informe final. [Informe técnico].

Deforestation in Amazonia

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

84% of deforestation in the Amazon is caused by agriculture and cattle ranching, these being the main sources of ecological degradation (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

El 84% de la deforestación en la Amazonía es causada por la agricultura y la ganadería, siendo estas las principales fuentes de degradación ecológica (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.

Mining in Amazonia

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

17% of the total area of the Amazon is affected by mining, contributing significantly to environmental degradation (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

El 17% de la superficie total de la Amazonía se ve afectada por la minería, contribuyendo significativamente a la degradación ambiental (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.

Oil in the Amazon

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

9.4% of the total area of ​​the Amazon (797,824 km2) is composed of oil blocks, representing another important source of pressure on the ecosystem (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

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.

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.

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.