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GDP contribution of the bioeconomy in Brazil

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

19% of the national GDP is already represented by the GDP of the bioeconomy in Brazil (Amazon Concertation, 2024).

El 19% del PIB nacional ya es representado por el PIB de la bioeconomía en Brasil (Amazon Concertation, 2024).

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

Deforestation on indigenous lands in Amazonia

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

Indigenous lands make up 23% of the area of the Legal Amazon, but account for less than 1% of deforestation in the region (Amazon Concertation, 2024).

El 23% del área de la Amazonía Legal está conformado por tierras indígenas, pero representan menos del 1% de la deforestación en la región (Amazon Concertation, 2024).

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

Economic potential of forest restoration in Brazil

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

USD 42 billion would be generated in Brazil by the restoration of 24 million hectares to help limit warming to 1.5 °C (Amazon Concertation, 2024).

La restauración de 24 millones de hectáreas necesarias para garantizar la contribución de Brasil a contener el calentamiento global a 1,5 °C generaría una economía de 42 mil millones de dólares en el país basada en redes de semillas (Amazon Concertation, 2024).

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

Occupation of pasturelands in the Legal Amazon

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

75 million hectares were occupied by the bovine livestock sector in the Legal Amazon, which is equivalent to 80% of the agricultural area in the region (Barreto et al., 2024).

75 millones de hectáreas era lo que ocupaba el sector pecuario bovina en la Amazonía Legal, lo que equivale al 80% del área agropecuaria en 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.

Pasture degradation in the Legal Amazon

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

54% of pastures (40 million hectares) in the Legal Amazon were degraded to some degree in 2022, equivalent to twice the territory of Paraná (Barreto et al., 2024).

El 54% de los pastos (40 millones de hectáreas) en la Amazonía Legal estaban con algún grado de degradación en 2022, equivalente a dos veces el territorio del Paraná (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.

Performance of workers in the Amazon

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

R$1,118/month is the average yield of workers in the livestock sector in the Amazon, equivalent to 34% lower than the average yield of workers in the region (Barreto et al., 2024).

R$1.118/mes es el rendimiento medio de los trabajadores del sector pecuario en la Amazonía, equivalente a 34% menor que el rendimiento medio de 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.

Amazonia in the Global Bioeconomy Marketplace

23/06/2024 Go to Evidence

0.17% of the global bioeconomy market, estimated at USD 7.7 billion by 2030, would be received by the Amazonian countries (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

Los países amazónicos recibirían colectivamente solo el 0.17% del valor total potencial del mercado global de bioeconomía, estimado en US$7.7 trillones para 2030 (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.

Population of the Amazon region

23/06/2024 Go to Evidence

The 8 Amazonian countries are home to more than 40 million residents in the region, underscoring the importance of developing a bioeconomy that benefits this significant population (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

Los 8 países amazónicos albergan a más de 40 millones de residentes en la región (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.

Brazil and Amazonia

23/06/2024 Go to Evidence

63% of the total area of ​​the Amazon is located in Brazil, being the country with the largest portion of this biome (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

El 63% del área total de la Amazonía se encuentra en Brasil, siendo el país con la mayor porción de este bioma (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 Brazilian Amazon

23/06/2024 Go to Evidence

10.76% of the Amazon area in Brazil was deforested between 2001 and 2020, the highest rate among Amazonian countries (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

El 10.76% del área amazónica en Brasil fue deforestada entre 2001 y 2020, la tasa más alta 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.