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GHG flux

14/05/2024 Go to Evidence

711.3 MtCO₂ of greenhouse gas emissions were recorded in Guatemala between 2001 and 2023 due to deforestation caused by the expansion of the agricultural frontier (GFW, 2024).

Se registraron 711.3 MtCO₂ de emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero debido a la deforestación provocada por la expansión de la frontera agrícola en Guatemala entre 2001 y 2023 (GFW, 2024).

Global Forest Watch Report, 2024. World Resources Institute.

Land Cover in Belize

14/05/2024 Go to Evidence

<0.1% (1.20 kha) is the land cover in Belize occupied by agricultural land and 3.8% of the land cover corresponds to pasture (60.3 kha) (GFW, 2024).

<0.1% (1.20 kha) es la cobertura de suelo en Belice ocupada por tierras agrícolas y el 3.8% de la cobertura de suelo corresponde a pastizales (60.3 kha) (GFW, 2024).

Global Forest Watch Report, 2024. World Resources Institute.

Carbon Storage

14/05/2024 Go to Evidence

1.80 Gt is the total carbon storage in Guatemala, with most of the carbon stored in the soil (GFW, 2024).

1.80 Gt es el total de almacenamiento de carbono en Guatemala, con la mayoría del carbono almacenado en el suelo (GFW, 2024).

Global Forest Watch Report, 2024. World Resources Institute.

Tree Cover Loss to Agriculture

14/05/2024 Go to Evidence

257.8 kha is the total tree cover loss in Belize as a direct result of agriculture over 20 years (GFW, 2024).

257.8 kha es la pérdida total de cobertura arbórea en Belice como resultado directo de la agricultura en 20 años (GFW, 2024).

Global Forest Watch Report, 2024. World Resources Institute.

Loss of Tree Cover to Agriculture

14/05/2024 Go to Evidence

11.20 kha is the average annual tree cover loss in Belize as a direct result of agriculture between 2001 and 2023 (GFW, 2024).

11.20 kha es el promedio anual de pérdida de la cobertura arbórea en Belice como resultado directo de la agricultura entre el 2001 y el 2023 (GFW, 2024).

Global Forest Watch Report, 2024. World Resources Institute.

Tree Cover Affected by Agriculture

13/05/2024 Go to Evidence

3479 kha is the total loss of tree cover in Mexico as a direct result of agriculture in 20 years (GFW, 2024).

3479 kha es la pérdida total de cobertura arbórea en México como resultado directo de la agricultura en 20 años (GFW, 2024).

Global Forest Watch Report, 2024. World Resources Institute.

Loss of agricultural production

19/04/2024 Go to Evidence

12% of agricultural production in Latin America and the Caribbean is lost or wasted, while globally this figure is somewhat lower, at around 10% (Díaz-Bonilla, 2024).

Díaz-Bonilla (2024)

Díaz-Bonilla, E. 2024, Reflexiones sobre el desarrollo agropecuario, rural y de los sistemas agro-alimentarios en América Latina y el Caribe.

Water use efficiency

19/04/2024 Go to Evidence

0.27 US$/m³ was the average agricultural water use efficiency in LAC over the last three years, well below the world average of 0.61 US$/m³ (Díaz-Bonilla, 2024).

Díaz-Bonilla, 2024

Díaz-Bonilla, E. 2024, Reflexiones sobre el desarrollo agropecuario, rural y de los sistemas agro-alimentarios en América Latina y el Caribe.