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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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Global solar and wind potential

28/11/2025 Go to Evidence

70% of the global solar and wind potential is concentrated in Latin America, despite attracting only a minimal fraction of investments (CAF, 2025).

CAF, 2025

CAF (2025). 11 grandes noticias de CAF en el marco de LA COP30 .

Tag: COP30
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Energies excl. Renewable energies
Area: Biodiversity Conservation
Beneficiary: Public institutions
Result: Impact: Improved biodiversity status Impact: Energy transition

Nature-based solutions

28/11/2025 Go to Evidence

At COP30, CAF and Oxford launched an international challenge to promote nature-inspired technological solutions to the region's sustainability challenges (CAF, 2025).

CAF, 2025

CAF (2025). 11 grandes noticias de CAF en el marco de LA COP30 .

Tag: COP30
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Environment and natural resources
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation
Instrument: International initiatives in research and development
Beneficiary: Public institutions

Local Forest Businesses: Developing Countries

30/04/2025 Go to Evidence

Between 80% and 90% of forest-related businesses in the majority of developing countries are small and locally operated, with small-scale enterprises accounting for over half of all employment in the forest sector (Sarmiento, 2025).

Entre el 80% y 90% de las empresas relacionadas con bosques en la mayoría de países en desarrollo son pequeñas y operan localmente, con empresas de pequeña escala representando más de la mitad del empleo en el sector forestal (Sarmiento, 2025).

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity Urban_Rural_Gap Deforestation EUDR
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Forestry, Agroforestry, Silvopastoralism and Timber Production
Area: Biodiversity Conservation Territorial Management
Instrument: Fostering of associativity PES: Payment for environmental or ecosystem services
Beneficiary: Rural communities Private enterprises SMEs
Result: Impact: Sustainable Rural Development

Amazon Basin

07/03/2025 Go to Evidence

Between 40% and 60% of the territory and forests of the Andean countries are part of the biodiverse Amazon basin, with great potential for sustainable development (Castilleja et al., 2023).

(Castilleja et al., 2023)

Castilleja Vargas, L., Gutiérrez Juárez, P., Laura, L. F., y Serrudo, L. F. (2023). Apostar por la agricultura para lograr una diversificación productiva. https://doi.org/10.18235/0004920

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity
Country: Andean Region
Sector: Environment and natural resources Multisectoral
Area: Biodiversity Conservation Agrifood Context
Instrument: Collect, analyze, disseminate and exchange data and information between countries
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Indigenous communities Rural communities Agricultural producers