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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

Deforestation and cattle ranching in Brazil

30/07/2024 Go to Evidence

14 million hectares of natural ecosystems have been replaced by pasture and cropland since 2010, encroaching on indigenous territories and protected areas (UNCCD, 2024).

UNCCD, 2024

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

Loss of forests in LAC

30/07/2024 Go to Evidence

3 million hectares of forest were lost annually in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2015 and 2020, the second highest total in the world (UNCCD, 2024).

UNCCD, 2024

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