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Timber extraction in the world

25/08/2024 Go to Evidence

4 billion m³ of roundwood are harvested annually, half for fuel and half as industrial raw material (FAO, 2024).

FAO,2024

FAO.2024. El estado de los bosques del mundo 2024 Innovaciones en el sector forestal para lograr un futuro más sostenible.https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1676-el-estado-de-los-bosques-del-mundo-2024-innovaciones-en-el-sector-forestal-para-lograr-un-futuro-mas-sostenible

Agri-food exports from Spain

13/08/2024 Go to Evidence

70,000 million euros per year exceeded Spanish agri-food and fisheries exports for the first time (MAPA, 2024).

Las exportaciones agroalimentarias y pesqueras españolas han superado por primera vez los 70,000 millones de euros anuales. (MAPA, 2024).

Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación de España

Drought in Jalisco

06/08/2024 Go to Evidence

20% drop in avocado production in Jalisco due to drought, affecting Mexico's second largest producer (El Economista, 2024).

A seca causou uma queda de 20% na produção de abacate em Jalisco, o segundo maior produtor nacional do México, segundo o presidente da Associação de Exportadores de Abacate de Jalisco (APEAJAL). (El Economista, 2024).

El Economista, 2024

Rural population

01/08/2024 Go to Evidence

4% of Uruguay's population lives in rural areas, according to the 2023 Census (Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay, 2024).

Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca de Uruguay (2024). SENDA: Estrategia nacional para el desarrollo agropecuario.

Country: Uruguay

Water deficit

01/08/2024 Go to Evidence

USD 1,741 million in losses suffered by Uruguay's agricultural sector due to the 2022-2023 water deficit, equivalent to 3% of the recent average GDP (Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay, 2024).

Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca de Uruguay (2024). SENDA: Estrategia nacional para el desarrollo agropecuario.

Global grasslands and livestock

30/07/2024 Go to Evidence

50% of the Earth's land surface is covered by grasslands, which consist of grasses, herbaceous plants and shrubs, and are used as grazing by livestock and wildlife (UNCCD, 2024).

UNCCD, 2024

UNCCD. 2024. Global Land Outlook Thematic Report on Rangelands and Pastoralism. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn.