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High urban-rural gap in Colombia

14/11/2022 Go to Evidence

2.5 times more people live in rural areas than in urban areas in Colombia (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).

Son 2.5 veces más pobres las personas viviendo en áreas rurales que en urbanas en Colombia (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023)

Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023. Implementing the voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests from the working with people model: lessons from Colombia and Guatemala, The Journal of Peasant Studies, 50:5, 1820-1851, DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2022.2120811

Human Dependence on Forests

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

1.6 billion people rely on forests for their livelihoods according to FAO (Larrea et al., 2021).

1.6 mil millones de personas dependen de los bosques para sus medios de vida según la FAO (Larrea et al., 2021).

Land concentration

30/08/2021 Go to Evidence

67% of the total agricultural area of Bahia corresponds to non-family agriculture, occupying 19 million hectares with only 169,000 farms (Sanchez et al., 2021).

El 67% del área agrícola total de Bahía corresponde a la agricultura no familiar, ocupando 19 millones de hectáreas con solo 169,000 establecimientos (Sanchez et al., 2021).

Sanchez, A. R. N., Cruz, T. V., Narezi, G., & Crepaldi, M. O. S. (2021). Organic production in the state of Bahia, Brazil: a spatio-temporal analysis of registrations and certification bodies (2014-2020). Sociedade & Natureza, 33, e60426. DOI: 10.14393/SN-v33-2021-60426

Organic agriculture

30/08/2021 Go to Evidence

25% was the average annual growth of organic agriculture in Brazil between 2009 and 2017 (Sanchez et al., 2021).

El 25% fue el crecimiento promedio anual de la agricultura orgánica en Brasil entre 2009 y 2017 (Sanchez et al., 2021).

https://www.scielo.br/j/sn/a/CJ477gcJRHbHG3QFzrtpNbh/?format=pdf

Distribution of farms

30/08/2021 Go to Evidence

33% of the total agricultural area of Bahia corresponds to family farming, representing 593,000 farms on 9 million hectares (Sanchez et al., 2021).

33% del área total agrícola de Bahía corresponde a la agricultura familiar, representando 593,000 establecimientos en 9 millones de hectáreas (Sanchez et al., 2021).

Sanchez, A. R. N., Cruz, T. V., Narezi, G., & Crepaldi, M. O. S. (2021). Organic production in the state of Bahia, Brazil: a spatio-temporal analysis of registrations and certification bodies (2014-2020). Sociedade & Natureza, 33, e60426. DOI: 10.14393/SN-v33-2021-60426

Organic area in Brazil

30/08/2021 Go to Evidence

Brazil accounts for 0.4% of the world's organic production area, totaling 1,136,857 hectares (Sanchez et al., 2021).

El 0.4% del área mundial de producción orgánica corresponde a Brasil, totalizando 1,136,857 hectáreas (Sanchez et al., 2021).

Sanchez, A. R. N., Cruz, T. V., Narezi, G., & Crepaldi, M. O. S. (2021). Organic production in the state of Bahia, Brazil: a spatio-temporal analysis of registrations and certification bodies (2014-2020). Sociedade & Natureza, 33, e60426. DOI: 10.14393/SN-v33-2021-60426

Youth Exodus

10/08/2021 Go to Evidence

Between 40% and 60% of young people, especially rural youth, migrate to cities (ECLAC, 2021).

Entre el 40% y el 60% de los jóvenes, especialmente de los jóvenes rurales, migran hacia las ciudades (CEPAL, 2021)

CEPAL, 2021. Desarrollo rural en América Latina y el Caribe. ¿La construcción de un nuevo modelo?

High land concentration

10/08/2021 Go to Evidence

50% of the properties had less than five hectares in 1990, representing only 2.0% of the land (ECLAC, 2021).

50% de los predios tenían menos de cinco hectáreas en 1990, representando solo el 2,0% de la tierra (CEPAL, 2021)

CEPAL, 2021. Desarrollo rural en América Latina y el Caribe. ¿La construcción de un nuevo modelo?

Minimal emissions reduction

01/08/2021 Go to Evidence

4.5 KtCO2e is the minimum emissions reduction that Belize aims to achieve by reducing methane emissions from livestock by 10% by 2030 (Belize, 2021).

Belize (2021). Updated nationally determined contribution

Belize (2021). Updated nationally determined contribution

Good agricultural practices

01/08/2021 Go to Evidence

80,000 hectares will be managed with sustainable agricultural and silvopastoral practices in Belize (Belize, 2021).

Belize (2021). Updated nationally determined contribution

Belize (2021). Updated nationally determined contribution