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Biodiversity in forests

29/09/2024 Go to Evidence

80% of amphibian species, 75% of bird species and 68% of mammal species find their habitat in forests, which are home to most of the planet's terrestrial biodiversity (FAO, 2024).

FAO, 2024

FAO. 2024. El estado de los bosques del mundo 2024: Innovaciones en el sector forestal para lograr un futuro más sostenible. Roma.

Grasslands in protected areas

30/07/2024 Go to Evidence

12% of the world's grasslands, equivalent to 9.5 million km², are protected (UNCCD, 2024).

UNCCD, 2024

UNCCD. 2024. Global Land Outlook Thematic Report on Rangelands and Pastoralism. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn.

Wildfire

26/07/2024 Go to Evidence

383 million hectares burned in 2023 according to MODIS data, including more than 26 million hectares of forests (FAO, 2024).

FAO,2024

FAO.2024. El estado de los bosques del mundo 2024 Innovaciones en el sector forestal para lograr un futuro más sostenible.https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1676-el-estado-de-los-bosques-del-mundo-2024-innovaciones-en-el-sector-forestal-para-lograr-un-futuro-mas-sostenible

Forest restoration goal

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

12 million hectares is the minimum that Brazil's National Native Vegetation Recovery Policy aims to recover by 2030 (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.

https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1365-amazonia-2030:-bases-para-un-desarrollo-sostenible

Deforestation in the Ecuadorian Amazon

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

6.14% of the Amazonian area in Ecuador was deforested between 2001 and 2020, making it the country with the third highest rate of deforestation (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

El 6.14% del área amazónica en Ecuador fue deforestada entre 2001 y 2020, situándose como el tercer país con mayor tasa de deforestación (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 Bolivian Amazon

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

8.35% of the Amazonian area in Bolivia was deforested between 2001 and 2020, making it the country with the second highest rate of deforestation after Brazil (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

El 8.35% del área amazónica en Bolivia fue deforestada entre 2001 y 2020, siendo el segundo país con mayor tasa de deforestación después de Brasil (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.

Peruvian Amazon

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

74% of Peru's territory is occupied by the Amazon, representing the second largest proportion after Guyana and Suriname (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

El 74% del territorio de Perú está ocupado por la Amazonía, representando la segunda mayor proporción después de Guyana y Surinam (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.