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Forest Commodities Linked to Deforestation

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

4 main forest commodities (cocoa, palm oil, soybean and timber) have been identified as drivers of deforestation and are subject to various VSS (Larrea et al., 2021).

4 commodities forestales principales (cacao, aceite de palma, soja y madera) han sido identificados como impulsores de la deforestación y son objeto de varios VSS (Larrea et al., 2021).

VSS Standards Analyzed: Agricultural Commodities

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

9 Voluntary Sustainability Standards were analyzed operating in agricultural commodities: Fairtrade International, Rainforest Alliance, Organic, RSPO, ISCC, RTRS, ProTerra, FSC and PEFC (Larrea et al., 2021).

9 Estándares Voluntarios de Sostenibilidad fueron analizados operando en commodities agrícolas: Fairtrade International, Rainforest Alliance, Orgánico, RSPO, ISCC, RTRS, ProTerra, FSC y PEFC (Larrea et al., 2021).

VSS with GHG Reduction Criteria

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

100% of the analyzed VSS (Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, Organic, RSPO, ISCC, RTRS, ProTerra, FSC, PEFC) include required criteria for greenhouse gas reduction and carbon emissions (Larrea et al., 2021).

100% de los VSS analizados (Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, Orgánico, RSPO, ISCC, RTRS, ProTerra, FSC, PEFC) incluyen criterios requeridos para reducción de gases de efecto invernadero y emisiones de carbono (Larrea et al., 2021).

GPS Technology for Cocoa Monitoring

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

100% of certified cocoa farmers in West Africa must provide their specific GPS coordinates to enable close monitoring via satellite technology according to Rainforest Alliance (Larrea et al., 2021).

100% de los agricultores de cacao certificados en África Occidental deben proporcionar sus coordenadas GPS específicas para permitir monitoreo cercano vía tecnología satelital según Rainforest Alliance (Larrea et al., 2021),

FSC GIS and Earth Observation Portal

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

1 new portal (FIS GIS and Earth Observation Portal) has been launched by FSC that will enable auditors to access geospatial information of FSC-compliant forest areas in real time (Larrea et al., 2021).

1 nuevo portal (FIS GIS and Earth Observation Portal) ha lanzado FSC que permitirá a auditores acceder a información geoespacial de áreas forestales compatibles con FSC en tiempo real (Larrea et al., 2021).

RSPO Support Fund for Smallholders

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

1 support fund has been established by RSPO to cover training or audit costs and help smallholder farmers implement improved agricultural practices and become certified (Larrea et al., 2021).

1 fondo de apoyo ha establecido RSPO para cubrir costos de entrenamiento o auditoría y ayudar a pequeños agricultores a implementar prácticas agrícolas mejoradas y obtener certificación (Larrea et al., 2021).

VSS with Ecosystem Maintenance Criteria

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

100% of the analyzed VSS include required criteria to maintain critical and sensitive ecosystems, except Fairtrade which has it as recommended (Larrea et al., 2021).

100% de los VSS analizados incluyen criterios requeridos para mantener ecosistemas críticos y sensibles, excepto Fairtrade que lo tiene como recomendado (Larrea et al., 2021).

VSS with Agrochemical Minimization Criteria

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

78% of the analyzed VSS (7 out of 9) include required criteria to minimize the impact of agrochemicals, excluding ISCC and ProTerra (Larrea et al., 2021).

78% de los VSS analizados (7 de 9) incluyen criterios requeridos para minimizar el impacto de agroquímicos, excluyendo ISCC y ProTerra (Larrea et al., 2021).

VSS with Spatial Planning for Biodiversity

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

89% of the analyzed VSS (8 out of 9) include required criteria for spatial planning to avoid biodiversity loss, excluding only Fairtrade (Larrea et al., 2021).

89% de los VSS analizados (8 de 9) incluyen criterios requeridos para planificación espacial para evitar pérdida de biodiversidad, excluyendo solo Fairtrade (Larrea et al., 2021).

VSS with Land Conversion Prohibitions

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

100% of the analyzed VSS include prohibitions on converting areas with high biodiversity, conservation value or carbon storage with specific cut-off dates (Larrea et al., 2021).

100% de los VSS analizados incluyen prohibiciones sobre la conversión de áreas con alto valor de biodiversidad, conservación o almacenamiento de carbono con fechas de corte específicas (Larrea et al., 2021).