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730,000 hectares of rangeland were converted to cropland in the U.S. Great Plains in 2020 (UNCCD, 2024).
UNCCD, 2024
UNCCD. 2024. Global Land Outlook Thematic Report on Rangelands and Pastoralism. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn.
25% of Mexico's national territory is covered by grasslands and shrublands in arid and semi-arid zones (UNCCD, 2024).
UNCCD, 2024
UNCCD. 2024. Global Land Outlook Thematic Report on Rangelands and Pastoralism. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn.
12% of Mexico's territory experiences severe or extreme soil degradation (UNCCD, 2024).
UNCCD, 2024
UNCCD. 2024. Global Land Outlook Thematic Report on Rangelands and Pastoralism. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn.
35% of grasslands are at risk of degradation, with another 26-27% showing significant risk (UNCCD, 2024).
UNCCD, 2024
UNCCD. 2024. Global Land Outlook Thematic Report on Rangelands and Pastoralism. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn.
50% reduced deforestation in Brazil's Legal Amazon in 2023 compared to 2022 (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
383 million hectares burned in 2023 according to MODIS data, including more than 26 million hectares of forests (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
23% decrease in the global gross mangrove loss rate between 2000-2010 and 2010-2020 (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
280,000 hectares of beans and maize were lost in northern Central America due to drought in 2018 (World Bank, 2024).
Banco Mundial, 2024
Banco Mundial. 2024.Estudio de factibilidad: Soluciones de financiamiento y seguro contra riesgos de desastres para agricultores familiares en El Salvador, Honduras y Guatemala. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1589-estudio-de-factibilidad:-soluciones-de-financiamiento-y-seguro-contra-riesgos-de-desastres-para-agricultores-familiares-en-el-salvador,-honduras-y-guatemala
16 of 22 departments in Guatemala had severe crop damage from hurricanes Eta and Iota in 2020 (World Bank, 2024).
Banco Mundial, 2024
Banco Mundial. 2024.Estudio de factibilidad: Soluciones de financiamiento y seguro contra riesgos de desastres para agricultores familiares en El Salvador, Honduras y Guatemala. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1589-estudio-de-factibilidad:-soluciones-de-financiamiento-y-seguro-contra-riesgos-de-desastres-para-agricultores-familiares-en-el-salvador,-honduras-y-guatemala
Guatemala ranks 16th in the Global Climate Risk Index 2021, followed by El Salvador at 28th and Honduras at 44th, highlighting its high exposure to extreme events (World Bank, 2024).
Banco Mundial, 2024
Banco Mundial. 2024.Estudio de factibilidad: Soluciones de financiamiento y seguro contra riesgos de desastres para agricultores familiares en El Salvador, Honduras y Guatemala. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1589-estudio-de-factibilidad:-soluciones-de-financiamiento-y-seguro-contra-riesgos-de-desastres-para-agricultores-familiares-en-el-salvador,-honduras-y-guatemala