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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].

Agricultural climate finance

30/06/2024 Go to Evidence

11.9 billion dollars per year is allocated to climate finance for agriculture globally (Smith and Bass, 2024).

Smith y Bass, 2024

Smith y Bass. 2024. Financiamiento público para la descarbonización y la abundancia agrícola. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1607-financiamiento-publico-para-la-descarbonizacion-y-la-abundancia-agricola

Decline in agricultural sector participation

26/06/2024 Go to Evidence

From 19% to 15% decreased the share of the agricultural sector over employment in Latin America between 1992 and 2009 (ECLAC & EU, 2017).

De 19% a 15% disminuyó la participación del sector agrícola sobre el empleo en América Latina entre 1992 y 2009 (CEPAL & UE, 2017)

CEPAL & UE, 2017. El cambio climático, la agricultura y la pobreza en América Latina

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.

Amazonia Guyana and Suriname

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

100% of the territory of Guyana and Suriname is considered part of the Amazon, being the only fully Amazonian countries (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

El 100% del territorio de Guyana y Surinam está considerado como parte de la Amazonía, siendo los únicos países totalmente 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.