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Monitoring, Evaluation and Best Practices

Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies

Evidences

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Amazon Basin

07/03/2025 Go to Evidence

Between 40% and 60% of the territory and forests of the Andean countries are part of the biodiverse Amazon basin, with great potential for sustainable development (Castilleja et al., 2023).

(Castilleja et al., 2023)

Castilleja Vargas, L., Gutiérrez Juárez, P., Laura, L. F., y Serrudo, L. F. (2023). Apostar por la agricultura para lograr una diversificación productiva. https://doi.org/10.18235/0004920

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity
Country: Andean Region
Sector: Environment and natural resources Multisectoral
Area: Biodiversity Conservation Agrifood Context
Instrument: Collect, analyze, disseminate and exchange data and information between countries
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Indigenous communities Rural communities Agricultural producers

Impact of agriculture

21/10/2024 Go to Evidence

4 problems affect agriculture in Trinidad and Tobago: agrochemical pollution, solid waste, soil erosion and deforestation (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).

4 principales problemas de degradación de cuencas afectan la agricultura en Trinidad y Tobago: contaminación por pesticidas y fertilizantes, disposición de residuos sólidos, erosión del suelo y deforestación (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.

Tag: ClimateSmartAgriculture Forests&Biodiversity SustainableIntensification SustainableProductivity
Country: Trinidad and Tobago
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Soil Health
Instrument: Studies and diagnoses
Beneficiary: Consumers Agricultural workers
Result: Soil health

Food systems

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

80% of deforestation, 70% of biodiversity loss and 70% of freshwater use are caused by food systems (WWF, 2022).

Apoyar la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios hacia la sostenibilidad y resiliencia. Libro blanco. PNUD

WWF. (2022). Food Systems and Sustainable Land Use: A WWF food manifesto for COP15. https://wwfint.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/wwf_food_manifesto_for_cop_15_7_may.pdf.

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity Deforestation
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Biodiversity Conservation Water for Agriculture
Result: Impact: Improved biodiversity status

Global Biodiversity Program

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

More than 3,000 protected areas and 250 million hectares of productive landscapes have been strengthened or intervened by UNDP's global biodiversity program since 2000.

Apoyar la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios hacia la sostenibilidad y resiliencia. Libro Blanco. PNUD

UNDP’s global biodiversity program

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Environment and natural resources
Beneficiary: Indigenous communities Rural communities
Result: Impact: Improved biodiversity status

Endangered species

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

86% of endangered species, or 24,000 out of 28,000, are threatened by agriculture, which is the main driver of biodiversity loss.

Apoyar la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios hacia la sostenibilidad y resiliencia. Libro Blanco. PNUD

Benton, T., Bieg, C., Harwatt, H., Pudasaini, R., y Wellesley, L. (2021). Food System Impacts on Biodiversity Loss: Three levers for food system transformation in support of nature. Chatham House.

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Result: Impact: Improved biodiversity status