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Labor Formalization in the Amazon

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

Only 23% of livestock workers in the Amazon were formalized compared to an average of 41% of all workers in the region (Barreto et al., 2024).

Apenas el 23% de los trabajadores de la pecuaria en la Amazonía eran formalizados en comparación con la media de 41% de todos los trabajadores de la región (Barreto et al., 2024).

Barreto, P., Pereira, R., & Rocha, A. J. S. (2024). Da "escassez" à abundância: O caso da pecuária bovina na Amazônia. Amazônia 2030.

Deforestation in Amazonia

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

84% of deforestation in the Amazon is caused by agriculture and cattle ranching, these being the main sources of ecological degradation (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

El 84% de la deforestación en la Amazonía es causada por la agricultura y la ganadería, siendo estas las principales fuentes de degradación ecológica (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

Lesenfants, Y., Mehl, A. V., Muggah, R., Aguirre, K., & Smith, P. (2024). Re-imagining bioeconomy for Amazonia. Inter-American Development Bank.

Oil in the Amazon

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

9.4% of the total area of ​​the Amazon (797,824 km2) is composed of oil blocks, representing another important source of pressure on the ecosystem (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

Lesenfants et al., 2024

Lesenfants, Y., Mehl, A. V., Muggah, R., Aguirre, K., & Smith, P. (2024). Re-imagining bioeconomy for Amazonia. Inter-American Development Bank.

Amazonia Guyana and Suriname

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

100% of the territory of Guyana and Suriname is considered part of the Amazon, being the only fully Amazonian countries (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

El 100% del territorio de Guyana y Surinam está considerado como parte de la Amazonía, siendo los únicos países totalmente amazónicos (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

Lesenfants, Y., Mehl, A. V., Muggah, R., Aguirre, K., & Smith, P. (2024). Re-imagining bioeconomy for Amazonia. Inter-American Development Bank.

Peruvian Amazon

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

74% of Peru's territory is occupied by the Amazon, representing the second largest proportion after Guyana and Suriname (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

El 74% del territorio de Perú está ocupado por la Amazonía, representando la segunda mayor proporción después de Guyana y Surinam (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

Lesenfants, Y., Mehl, A. V., Muggah, R., Aguirre, K., & Smith, P. (2024). Re-imagining bioeconomy for Amazonia. Inter-American Development Bank.

Deforestation in the Bolivian Amazon

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

8.35% of the Amazonian area in Bolivia was deforested between 2001 and 2020, making it the country with the second highest rate of deforestation after Brazil (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

El 8.35% del área amazónica en Bolivia fue deforestada entre 2001 y 2020, siendo el segundo país con mayor tasa de deforestación después de Brasil (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

Lesenfants, Y., Mehl, A. V., Muggah, R., Aguirre, K., & Smith, P. (2024). Re-imagining bioeconomy for Amazonia. Inter-American Development Bank.

Deforestation in the Ecuadorian Amazon

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

6.14% of the Amazonian area in Ecuador was deforested between 2001 and 2020, making it the country with the third highest rate of deforestation (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

El 6.14% del área amazónica en Ecuador fue deforestada entre 2001 y 2020, situándose como el tercer país con mayor tasa de deforestación (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

Lesenfants, Y., Mehl, A. V., Muggah, R., Aguirre, K., & Smith, P. (2024). Re-imagining bioeconomy for Amazonia. Inter-American Development Bank.

Deforestation in the Guyana Amazon

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

0.22% of the Amazonian area in Guyana was deforested between 2001 and 2020, presenting the lowest deforestation rate among Amazonian countries (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

El 0.22% del área amazónica en Guyana fue deforestada entre 2001 y 2020, presentando la menor tasa de deforestación entre los países amazónicos (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

Lesenfants, Y., Mehl, A. V., Muggah, R., Aguirre, K., & Smith, P. (2024). Re-imagining bioeconomy for Amazonia. Inter-American Development Bank.

Value of pollination services in Brazil

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

US$12 billion annually is the value of ecosystem services provided by pollinating insects to the Brazilian agricultural sector (Amazon Concertation, 2024).

12 mil millones de dólares anuales es el valor de los servicios ecosistémicos que proporcionan los insectos polinizadores al sector agrícola brasileño (Giannini et al., 2015).

Amazon Concertation. (Ed.). (2024). Indigenous bioeconomy: ancestral knowledge and social technologies. (Amazônia Concertation Journals, 3). Arapyaú.

Cost of conservation of the Brazilian Amazon

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

It would cost the government USD 4 billion annually to conserve 80% of the Amazon, with a benefit-cost ratio of 5 to 1 (Amazon Concertation, 2024).

Alrededor de 4 mil millones de dólares anuales sería el gasto del gobierno para mantener el 80% de la Amazonía, lo que implica una relación de 5 a 1 en términos de beneficios y costos (Amazon Concertation, 2024).

Amazon Concertation. (Ed.). (2024). Indigenous bioeconomy: ancestral knowledge and social technologies. (Amazônia Concertation Journals, 3). Arapyaú.