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Agricultural greenhouse gas emissions

21/04/2025 Go to Evidence

25% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from the agricultural sector, creating pressure to adopt sustainable practices and regulations that govern production and international trade according to sustainability standards (Velásquez, A., 2025).

25% de las emisiones globales de gases de efecto invernadero provienen del sector agrícola, creando presión para adoptar prácticas sostenibles y normativas que regulen la producción y comercio internacional según estándares de sostenibilidad (Velásquez, A., 2025).

Velásquez, A. (2025). Estudios arqueológicos del aguacate en Mesoamérica. Editorial Académica.

Coffee trade

10/02/2025 Go to Evidence

Only 2.5% of the final price of coffee reaches farmers for their work in cultivation and harvesting, while the roasting process and marketing represent 90% (EOM, 2024).

EOM (2024)

EOM (2024). El comercio de café en el mundo

Water quality

21/10/2024 Go to Evidence

88% of water bodies in Trinidad and Tobago have good environmental quality, the highest in the region and significantly higher than the regional average of 57% (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).

88% de los cuerpos de agua en Trinidad y Tobago tienen buena calidad ambiental, siendo el más alto en la región y significativamente superior al promedio regional del 57% (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).

Govia, S., & Roopnarine, R. (2024). Untapped and Untold: The Hidden Connection between Water and Sustainability in Trinidad and Tobago. Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA). Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Water deficit

01/08/2024 Go to Evidence

USD 1,741 million in losses suffered by Uruguay's agricultural sector due to the 2022-2023 water deficit, equivalent to 3% of the recent average GDP (Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay, 2024).

Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca de Uruguay (2024). SENDA: Estrategia nacional para el desarrollo agropecuario.

Export of raw materials

29/12/2023 Go to Evidence

60% of national exports in Latin America and the Caribbean correspond to the trade of raw materials due to the region's late industrialization (de Araújo Ramos et al., 2023).

60% de las exportaciones nacionales en América Latina y el Caribe corresponden al comercio de materias primas debido a la industrialización tardía de la región (de Araújo Ramos et al., 2023).

de Araújo Ramos, M. R., Sobreira de Moura, A., & Vilela Amelotti, L. (2023). Sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean: an analysis of the impact of socioeconomic and political arrangements. Estudios Internacionales, 206, 43-79.

Biofuel production in Latin America

27/11/2023 Go to Evidence

4660.13 million liters, with a minimum of 7.01 and a maximum of 42,408.11 million liters was the average production of biofuels in the 8 countries analyzed in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2007-2021 (ECLAC, 2023).

4660.13 millones de litros, con un mínimo de 7.01 y un máximo de 42,408.11 millones de litros fue el promedio de producción de biocombustibles en los 8 países analizados de América Latina y el Caribe entre 2007-2021 (CEPAL, 2023).

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). (2023). Ecoinnovation and green production. A review of policies in Latin America and the Caribbean. Santiago: United Nations.

Keys to Exporting Mangoes from Chiapas

12/07/2023 Go to Evidence

The study shows that the 'Ataulfo' mango from Chiapas increases its sweetness and loses firmness as it ripens, which directly influences its post-harvest quality and export potential (Ortiz-Hernández, M. et al.,2012).

Mirna Ortiz-Hernández, Juan Bautista Cortés-García, Ana G. López-Morales & Verónica Sauri-Duch

Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencias y Tecnologías de México

FLEGT Entry into Force Year

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

2003 was the year of entry into force of the EU FLEGT regulation that seeks to combat illegal logging and deforestation (Larrea et al., 2021).

2003 fue el año de entrada en vigor del reglamento FLEGT de la UE que busca combatir la tala ilegal y la deforestación (Larrea et al., 2021).