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89% of the analyzed VSS (8 out of 9) include required criteria for spatial planning to avoid biodiversity loss, excluding only Fairtrade (Larrea et al., 2021).
89% de los VSS analizados (8 de 9) incluyen criterios requeridos para planificación espacial para evitar pérdida de biodiversidad, excluyendo solo Fairtrade (Larrea et al., 2021).
100% of the analyzed VSS include prohibitions on converting areas with high biodiversity, conservation value or carbon storage with specific cut-off dates (Larrea et al., 2021).
100% de los VSS analizados incluyen prohibiciones sobre la conversión de áreas con alto valor de biodiversidad, conservación o almacenamiento de carbono con fechas de corte específicas (Larrea et al., 2021).
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).
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).
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
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.
77% of the world's soybeans are used to feed poultry and livestock destined for meat and dairy production (Food Alliance, 2021).
Más de tres cuartas partes (77%) de la soya mundial se utiliza para alimentar aves de corral y al ganado que produce carne y productos lácteos. (Alianza alimentaria, 2021)
Alianza alimentaria. 2021.¿Quién se está comiendo el Amazonas?
This exploratory research analyzes how women participate in Bolivian family farming, identifying their productive, reproductive, and decision-making roles. It examines the challenges they face in accessing resources, land, and technology, as well as the strategies they use to strengthen their autonomy. The study provides gender perspectives for designing inclusive agricultural policies.
Universidad Católica Boliviana “San Pablo”
Tito-Velarde, C. (2021). Un estudio exploratorio del rol de las mujeres en la agricultura familiar en Bolivia. Revista Latinoamericana de Desarrollo Económico, (ESPECIAL), 79-120.
This study explores the shift toward a more sustainable oil palm policy in Peru, driven by environmental pressures and tensions with Indigenous peoples. Peru's oil palm policy shifted discursively toward sustainability, albeit without formal approval or Indigenous consultation, which generated tensions in its implementation (La Rosa Salazar, M. A., 2021).
Miguel Ángel La Rosa Salazar
Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales - Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (UNALM)
50% of the world's tropical forests, 1/3 of its forests and 1/4 of its mangroves are in LAC.
Ardila et al. (2020).
Ardila, J; Arieira, J; Bauch, S; Bezerra, T; Blackman, A; David, O; Finegan, B; Nascimento, N; Nepstad, D; Nobre, C; Rajão, R; Robalino, J; Sohngen, B; Stickler, C; Vargas, R; Warren, M. 2020. Latin American and Caribbean Forests in the 2020s: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities. BID. 208p.
