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More than US$10 billion is the surplus exhibited by the aggregated trade balance of the CAN agricultural sector, reflecting its strong export performance (Furche, 2024).
Furche, C. (2024, julio)
Furche, C. (2024, julio). Fortalecimiento de las exportaciones agroalimentarias de los países de la CAN: Informe final. [Informe técnico].
Imports have steadily grown since 2018, with peaks in 2021 and 2022, due to rising international prices of commodities in which CAN countries have deficits, such as cereals and oilseeds (Furche, 2024).
Furche, C. (2024, julio)
Furche, C. (2024, julio). Fortalecimiento de las exportaciones agroalimentarias de los países de la CAN: Informe final. [Informe técnico].
11.9 billion dollars per year is allocated to climate finance for agriculture globally (Smith and Bass, 2024).
Smith y Bass, 2024
Smith y Bass. 2024. Financiamiento público para la descarbonización y la abundancia agrícola. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1607-financiamiento-publico-para-la-descarbonizacion-y-la-abundancia-agricola
From 19% to 15% decreased the share of the agricultural sector over employment in Latin America between 1992 and 2009 (ECLAC & EU, 2017).
De 19% a 15% disminuyó la participación del sector agrícola sobre el empleo en América Latina entre 1992 y 2009 (CEPAL & UE, 2017)
CEPAL & UE, 2017. El cambio climático, la agricultura y la pobreza en América Latina
46% of LAC countries will face water stress by 2080 if mitigation efforts do not change (UNDP, 2024).
UNDP, 2024
UNDP,2024. Quedándonos secos: Abordando el estrés hídrico en América Latina y el Caribe
US$ 28 billion were lost due to droughts in South America between 1970 and 2019 (UNDP, 2024).
PNUD, 2024
PNUD.2024.Quedándonos secos: Abordando el estrés hídrico en América Latina y el Caribe
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.
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.
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.
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.
