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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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16 results

GuyMIS Maps 21,354 Hectares of Mangroves

2024 Go to Evidence

GuyMIS reports 21,354 hectares of mangrove extent in Guyana in 2020, including 12,142 hectares of losses and 4,845 hectares of gains between 2015 and 2020. The system also records 32 restoration projects implemented between 2010 and 2020, including 19 seedling plantations and 13 green-grey infrastructure projects.

Tag: Deforestation ElNiño Climate_Risks
Country: Guyana
Sector: Information technology
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation
Instrument: Digitization of information
Beneficiary: Private enterprises Public institutions Researchers
Result: Impact: Improved biodiversity status Conservation and restoration of ecosystems Climate mitigation Reducing illegal deforestation

Deforestation in Colombia

06/09/2023 Go to Evidence

More than 65% of deforestation in Colombia is generated in the Amazon biome (FCDS, 2024).

Más del 65% de la deforestación en Colombia se genera en el bioma amazónico.

Observatorio Amazonía de Conflictos Socioambientales

Country: Colombia
Sector: Forestry, Agroforestry, Silvopastoralism and Timber Production Forestry, Agroforestry, Silvopastoralism and Timber Production Environment and natural resources
Area: Biodiversity Conservation Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Instrument: Digitization of information
Result: Information generation

Keys to Exporting Mangoes from Chiapas

12/07/2023 Go to Evidence

The study shows that the 'Ataulfo' mango from Chiapas increases its sweetness and loses firmness as it ripens, which directly influences its post-harvest quality and export potential (Ortiz-Hernández, M. et al.,2012).

Mirna Ortiz-Hernández, Juan Bautista Cortés-García, Ana G. López-Morales & Verónica Sauri-Duch

Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencias y Tecnologías de México

Tag: Trade&Environment Innovation Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Mexico
Sector: Tropical Agriculture Fruit and vegetables, includes roots and tubers Food technology
Area: Value Addition Science, Technology, and Innovation Agrifood Context
Instrument: Digitization of information Education and training for farmers
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Rural communities Exporters Producer organizations (cooperatives, etc.)
Result: Improved technical capacities Information generation Export and import traceability

FSC GIS and Earth Observation Portal

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

1 new portal (FIS GIS and Earth Observation Portal) has been launched by FSC that will enable auditors to access geospatial information of FSC-compliant forest areas in real time (Larrea et al., 2021).

1 nuevo portal (FIS GIS and Earth Observation Portal) ha lanzado FSC que permitirá a auditores acceder a información geoespacial de áreas forestales compatibles con FSC en tiempo real (Larrea et al., 2021).

Tag: AgTech Forests&Biodiversity Innovation
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Forestry, Agroforestry, Silvopastoralism and Timber Production
Area: Digital Transformation
Instrument: Blockchain or digital traceability Digitization of information
Beneficiary: Producer organizations (cooperatives, etc.) Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Agricultural producers
Result: Digital transformation Export and import traceability

Amazonian Palm Oil: Political Tensions and Transit

01/01/2021 Go to Evidence

This study explores the shift toward a more sustainable oil palm policy in Peru, driven by environmental pressures and tensions with Indigenous peoples. Peru's oil palm policy shifted discursively toward sustainability, albeit without formal approval or Indigenous consultation, which generated tensions in its implementation (La Rosa Salazar, M. A., 2021).

Miguel Ángel La Rosa Salazar

Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales - Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (UNALM)

Tag: Deforestation The_Amazon
Country: Peru
Sector: Tropical Agriculture Forestry, Agroforestry, Silvopastoralism and Timber Production
Area: Biodiversity Conservation Territorial Management
Instrument: Digitization of information Strategies, plans, policies or guidelines; sectoral or national Agricultural extension services
Beneficiary: Indigenous communities Private enterprises Public institutions
Result: Increased knowledge Transition to sustainable land use Reducing illegal deforestation

Perceptions of climate change in Guatemala

01/05/2019 Go to Evidence

In two climate-vulnerable regions of Guatemala, 95 % of farmers perceive climate change; 81 % report production impacts, but only 41 % have adapted—mainly via tree planting (Viguera et al., 2019).

Bárbara Viguera, Francisco Alpízar, Celia A. Harvey, M. Ruth, Martínez-Rodríguez, Milagro Saborío-Rodríguez, Lucía Contreras

Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE) Conservation International, Moore Center for Science Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA), Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe, Unidad de Cambio Climático Universidad de Costa Rica, Escuela de Economía e Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Económicas University of Sussex, School of Business, Department of Management and Economics

Tag: ClimateSmartAgriculture
Country: Guatemala
Sector: Coffee and coffee products
Area: Value Addition Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Instrument: Digitization of information Education and training for farmers
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Producer organizations (cooperatives, etc.)
Result: Increased knowledge Impact: Climate risk resilience