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Ecosystem services

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of shaded coffee fields provide connectivity within degraded and fragmented forests, facilitating movement and maintenance of key wildlife populations (Bosselmann, 2008).

100% de los cafetales bajo sombra proporcionan conectividad dentro de bosques degradados y fragmentados, facilitando el movimiento y mantenimiento de poblaciones clave de vida silvestre (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

PSE Costa Rica

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of the PES program in Costa Rica includes four categories: biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration, watershed protection and scenic beauty (Bosselmann, 2008).

100% del programa de PSA en Costa Rica incluye cuatro categorías: conservación de la biodiversidad, secuestro de carbono, protección de cuencas y belleza paisajística (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

PSA Experiences

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of PES in Nicaragua focus on water protection and schemes in carbon trade planning and silvopastoral systems (Bosselmann, 2008).

100% de las experiencias de PSA en Nicaragua se limitan a unos pocos esquemas implementados que involucran protección del agua y una serie de esquemas en fase de planificación relacionados con el comercio de carbono y sistemas silvopastorales (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

Environmental services coffee plantations

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of coffee agroforestry systems are found in buffer zones of protected areas and inside the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor in Costa Rica (Bosselmann, 2008).

100% de los sistemas agroforestales de café se encuentran en zonas de amortiguamiento de áreas protegidas y dentro del Corredor Biológico Mesoamericano en Costa Rica (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

USD 475 million in losses from the 1997–98 El Niño

01/04/2005 Go to Evidence

USD 475 million in losses were estimated by ECLAC in Central America during the 1997–98 El Niño event, with all countries reporting significant impacts on the agricultural sector.

Jiménez Umaña, M. (2004). El niño y el sector agropecuario centroamericano : alerta, impacto y respuesta. Obtenido de: https://hdl.handle.net/11324/7593.

IICA (2004)

More than USD 6 billion in losses from Hurricane

01/04/2005 Go to Evidence

More than USD 6 billion in economic losses were caused by Hurricane Mitch in Central America, with approximately half occurring in the agricultural sector.

Jiménez Umaña, M. (2004). El niño y el sector agropecuario centroamericano : alerta, impacto y respuesta. Obtenido de: https://hdl.handle.net/11324/7593.

IICA (2004)

58% of losses occurred in agriculture

01/04/2005 Go to Evidence

58% of the economic losses recorded in Costa Rica during the El Niño event occurred in the agricultural sector.

Jiménez Umaña, M. (2004). El niño y el sector agropecuario centroamericano : alerta, impacto y respuesta. Obtenido de: https://hdl.handle.net/11324/7593.

IICA (2004)

60% of economic losses affect agriculture

01/04/2005 Go to Evidence

Nearly 60% of the economic losses caused by droughts and El Niño events are borne by the agricultural sector, highlighting its high vulnerability to climate variability.

Jiménez Umaña, M. (2004). El niño y el sector agropecuario centroamericano : alerta, impacto y respuesta. Obtenido de: https://hdl.handle.net/11324/7593.

IICA (2004)

Early Spring: Impact on Germination

04/06/2003 Go to Evidence

Between 2.3 and 5.1 days per decade, spring has advanced globally, altering seed germination (Parmesan & Yohe, 2003).

Parmesan y Yohe (2003)

Parmesan, C., Yohe, G. A globally coherent fingerprint of climate change impacts across natural systems. Nature 421, 37–42 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature01286