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VSS with Natural Areas Restoration Requirements

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

89% of the analyzed VSS (8 out of 9) require producers to restore natural areas, excluding only Fairtrade which has it as recommended (Larrea et al., 2021).

89% de los VSS analizados (8 de 9) requieren a los productores restaurar áreas naturales, excluyendo solo Fairtrade que lo tiene como recomendado (Larrea et al., 2021).

VSS with Specific Reforestation Criteria

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

33% of the analyzed VSS (3 out of 9) include specific criteria concerning reforestation: Rainforest Alliance, RSPO and ISCC (Larrea et al., 2021).

33% de los VSS analizados (3 de 9) incluyen criterios específicos concernientes a reforestación: Rainforest Alliance, RSPO e ISCC (Larrea et al., 2021).

Chain of Custody Approaches in VSS

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

4 main chain-of-custody approaches are used by VSS with varying levels of traceability: identity-preserved, segregated, mass balance, and book and claim (Larrea et al., 2021).

4 enfoques principales de cadena de custodia utilizan los VSS con niveles variables de trazabilidad: preservación de identidad, segregado, balance de masa, y libro y reclamo (Larrea et al., 2021).

Agricultural emissions

21/10/2021 Go to Evidence

55% of agricultural GHG emissions in Chile come from enteric fermentation and manure management, and 40% from agricultural soils (Government of Chile, 2021).

Gobierno de Chile (2021). Estrategia climática de largo plazo de Chile. Camino a la carbono neutralidad y resiliencia a más tardar al 2050. 21 de Octubre del 2021

Información INGEI, 2020

Permanent coverage

21/10/2021 Go to Evidence

200,000 hectares will be forested in Chile by 2030, with at least 100,000 hectares of permanent cover and 70,000 hectares of native species (Government of Chile, 2021).

Gobierno de Chile (2021). Estrategia climática de largo plazo de Chile. Camino a la carbono neutralidad y resiliencia a más tardar al 2050. 21 de Octubre del 2021

Loss of biodiversity

01/10/2021 Go to Evidence

46% of greenhouse gases in the region come from agricultural production, which also contributes significantly to biodiversity loss.

CEPAL, FAO, IICA (2021)

CEPAL; FAO; IICA. 2021. Perspectivas de la Agricultura y del Desarrollo Rural en las Américas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2021-2022.

Agricultural cooperatives

01/10/2021 Go to Evidence

108,000 active cooperatives were registered in LAC in 2019, of which 29,000 (26.6%) belong to the agricultural sector, with 6.6 million members.

CEPAL, FAO, IICA (2021).

CEPAL; FAO; IICA. 2021. Perspectivas de la Agricultura y del Desarrollo Rural en las Américas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2021-2022.