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EUDR Deforestation Cutoff Date

30/04/2025 Go to Evidence

December 31, 2020 represents the cutoff date from which the regulation applies to deforestation and forest degradation that occurred thereafter (Sarmiento, 2025).

31 de diciembre de 2020 representa la fecha límite a partir de la cual la regulación se aplica a la deforestación y degradación forestal que haya ocurrido posteriormente (Sarmiento, 2025).

Forest Definition Under EUDR

30/04/2025 Go to Evidence

0.5 hectares as minimum area, trees higher than 5 metres and canopy cover of more than 10% define the technical criteria to classify land as forest under the European Deforestation Regulation (Sarmiento, 2025).

0.5 hectáreas como superficie mínima, árboles de más de 5 metros de altura y cobertura de copa superior al 10% definen los criterios técnicos para clasificar un terreno como bosque bajo la Regulación Europea de Deforestación (Sarmiento, 2025).

Strategic value: Agrobiodiversity LATAM

21/04/2025 Go to Evidence

38% of global agrobiodiversity is found in Latin America, a region that has contributed fundamental crops such as corn, potato, cocoa, tomato, avocado, and many others to global food, constituting a strategic asset to face climate change (Velásquez, A., 2025).

38% de la agrobiodiversidad mundial se encuentra en América Latina, región que ha aportado cultivos fundamentales como maíz, papa, cacao, tomate, aguacate y muchos otros a la alimentación global, constituyendo un activo estratégico para enfrentar el cambio climático (Velásquez, A., 2025).

Velásquez, A. (2025). Estudios arqueológicos del aguacate en Mesoamérica. Editorial Académica.

Genetic erosion of traditional crops

21/04/2025 Go to Evidence

75% of the genetic diversity of traditional Latin American crops has been lost in the last century, evidencing the importance of germplasm banks and in-situ conservation strategies to preserve adaptation options to climate change (Velásquez, A., 2025).

75% de la diversidad genética de cultivos tradicionales latinoamericanos se ha perdido en el último siglo, evidenciando la importancia de bancos de germoplasma y estrategias de conservación in situ para preservar opciones de adaptación al cambio climático (Velásquez, A., 2025).

Velásquez, A. (2025). Estudios arqueológicos del aguacate en Mesoamérica. Editorial Académica.

Abandonment of farmland

28/10/2024 Go to Evidence

62.7% of bird species and 77.7% of mammals gain habitat from the abandonment of cropland, but 74.2% and 86.3% would have benefited even more in the absence of recultivation.

Consecuencias del abandono de las tierras de cultivo para la biodiversidad

https://tabledebates.org/research-library/biodiversity-consequences-cropland-abandonment?utm_source=Fodder+mailing+list&utm_campaign=3596ed32c1-FODDER+31%2F10%2F2024_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a4426c720f-a80dd350dd-330103260

Impact on coastal zones

21/10/2024 Go to Evidence

3 ecosystems at risk from agricultural pollution in Trinidad and Tobago: coral reefs, beaches and mangroves of Caroni and Nariva (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).

3 ecosistemas principales están amenazados por la contaminación agrícola en Trinidad y Tobago: los sistemas de arrecifes de coral, las playas y los manglares de Caroni y Nariva (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).

Govia, S., & Roopnarine, R. (2024). Untapped and Untold: The Hidden Connection between Water and Sustainability in Trinidad and Tobago. Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA). Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Endangered species

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

86% of endangered species, or 24,000 out of 28,000, are threatened by agriculture, which is the main driver of biodiversity loss.

Apoyar la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios hacia la sostenibilidad y resiliencia. Libro Blanco. PNUD

Benton, T., Bieg, C., Harwatt, H., Pudasaini, R., y Wellesley, L. (2021). Food System Impacts on Biodiversity Loss: Three levers for food system transformation in support of nature. Chatham House.

Food systems

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

80% of deforestation, 70% of biodiversity loss and 70% of freshwater use are caused by food systems (WWF, 2022).

Apoyar la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios hacia la sostenibilidad y resiliencia. Libro blanco. PNUD

WWF. (2022). Food Systems and Sustainable Land Use: A WWF food manifesto for COP15. https://wwfint.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/wwf_food_manifesto_for_cop_15_7_may.pdf.

Global Biodiversity Program

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

More than 3,000 protected areas and 250 million hectares of productive landscapes have been strengthened or intervened by UNDP's global biodiversity program since 2000.

Apoyar la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios hacia la sostenibilidad y resiliencia. Libro Blanco. PNUD

UNDP’s global biodiversity program

Climate-smart practices

20/09/2024 Go to Evidence

USD 329 billion annually could be generated with climate-smart practices, ensuring food security until 2050 without affecting biodiversity and carbon (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).

Sutton, William R., Alexander Lotsch, & Ashesh Prasann. 2024. Recipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System. Agriculture and Food Series. Washington, DC: Banco Mundial. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-2093-9. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO

Damania, Richard, Stephen Polasky, Mary Ruckelshaus, Jason Russ, Markus Amann, Rebecca Chaplin Kramer, James Gerber, Peter Hawthorne, Martin Philipp Heger, Saleh Mamun, Giovanni Ruta, Rafael Schmitt, Jeffrey Smith, Adrian Vogl, Fabian Wagner, and Esha Zaveri. 2023. Nature’s Frontiers: Achieving Sustainability, Efficiency, and Prosperity with Natural Capital. Environment and Sustainable Development series. Washington, DC: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1923-0.