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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.
40% of Dominica's population was affected by storm Erika, with damages of US$483 million, 90% of the country's GDP (OCHA, 2023).
OCHA, 2023
OCHA.2023. Panorama de los Desastres en América Latina y el Caribe 2000 - 2022
3% of annual GDP has been lost in the Caribbean due to intense weather events (OCHA, 2023).
OCHA, 2023
OCHA.2023. Panorama de los Desastres en América Latina y el Caribe 2000 - 2022
70% of the Caribbean population resides in coastal areas, which increases their vulnerability to tsunamis (OCHA, 2023).
OCHA, 2023
OCHA.2023. Panorama de los Desastres en América Latina y el Caribe 2000 - 2022
40,600 to 56,400 people will be forced to move internally in Honduras due to climate change impacts by 2050 (World Bank, 2023).
Banco Mundial, 2023
World Bank Group. 2023. Honduras - Informe Sobre Clima y Desarrollo.
4.5% of the population of Honduras is affected on average each year by disasters caused by natural hazards, causing damages exceeding 2.3% of GDP (World Bank, 2023).
Banco Mundial, 2023
World Bank Group. 2023. Honduras - Informe Sobre Clima y Desarrollo.
1% of the annual gross value of production in Brazil's agricultural sector is lost, on average, due to extreme weather events (World Bank, 2023).
Banco Mundial, 2023
World Bank Group. 2023. Brazil Country Climate and Development Report
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39782
6 of the 9 critical thresholds for Earth's stability have been exceeded, including biodiversity, land use, freshwater, biochemical fluxes, pollution and climate change (Richardson et al., 2023).
6 de los 9 umbrales críticos para la estabilidad y resiliencia de la Tierra han sido sobrepasados: integridad de la biósfera (diversidad genética), cambios de uso del suelo, uso de agua dulce, flujos bioquímicos (fósforo y nitrógeno), contaminación por químicos sintéticos y cambio climático (Richardson et al., 2023).
De Miguel, C., & Sánchez, J. (2023). Medio ambiente y desarrollo sostenible: desafíos contemporáneos para la CEPAL y América Latina y el Caribe. Revista de la CEPAL, 141, 131-158.
94% represents the reduction in species population abundance in Latin America and the Caribbean since 1970 (WWF, 2022).
94% representa la reducción de la abundancia poblacional de especies en América Latina y el Caribe desde 1970 (WWF, 2022).
De Miguel, C., & Sánchez, J. (2023). Medio ambiente y desarrollo sostenible: desafíos contemporáneos para la CEPAL y América Latina y el Caribe. Revista de la CEPAL, 141, 131-158.
1,276 hectares was the net gain in mangrove cover recorded in Guyana between 2022 and 2023. Region 6 gained 1,642 hectares, while Region 1 recorded a net loss of 805 hectares.
National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute [NAREI], 2023, p. 35
National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute. (2023). Annual report 2023.
