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88% of Peru's forested area contributes 6% to the national GDP and accounts for 71% of the accumulated historical deforestation.
Representa el 88% del área boscosa del país, aportan el 6% al PBI nacional y presentan el 71% del total de la deforestación histórica acumulada.
Lucenti, Krista; Connearn, Flavia y González, Sebastián. La gran oportunidad de Perú en los bionegocios de la Amazonía. Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, 2023.
400 million a year is invested by Latin American agriculture in botanical and biological solutions against fungi that affect crops.
Unos US$ 400 millones anuales destina la agricultura latinoamericana en soluciones de origen botánico y biológico para combatir los hongos que generan enfermedades en los cultivos.
Biológicos Latam.
75% less greenhouse gas emissions are generated by a vegan diet compared to one based on high meat consumption (>100 g per day).
Scarborough, P. (2023). Vegans, vegetarians, fish-eaters and meat-eaters in the UK show discrepant environmental impacts. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00795-w
58.4% less greenhouse gas emissions are generated by a vegetarian diet compared to one based on high meat consumption (>100 g per day).
Scarborough, P. (2023). Vegans, vegetarians, fish-eaters and meat-eaters in the UK show discrepant environmental impacts. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00795-w
52.9% less greenhouse gas emissions are generated by a diet based on fish consumption compared to one based on high meat consumption (>100 g per day).
Scarborough, P. (2023). Vegans, vegetarians, fish-eaters and meat-eaters in the UK show discrepant environmental impacts. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00795-w
47.9% less emissions are generated by a diet with low meat consumption compared to one based on high consumption (>100 g per day).
Scarborough, P. (2023). Vegans, vegetarians, fish-eaters and meat-eaters in the UK show discrepant environmental impacts. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00795-w
15.3 times higher methane emissions (CH₄) from a diet with high meat consumption (>100 g per day) compared to vegan diets.
Scarborough, P. (2023). Vegans, vegetarians, fish-eaters and meat-eaters in the UK show discrepant environmental impacts. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00795-w
75% less soil and 53.6% less water is required for a vegan diet compared to one based on high meat consumption (>100 g per day).
Scarborough, P. (2023). Vegans, vegetarians, fish-eaters and meat-eaters in the UK show discrepant environmental impacts. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00795-w
65.7% less biodiversity losses are caused by a vegan diet compared to one based on high meat consumption (>100 g per day).
Scarborough, P. (2023). Vegans, vegetarians, fish-eaters and meat-eaters in the UK show discrepant environmental impacts. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00795-w
From 12 to 0 meters, the depth of groundwater in South America decreased due to the expansion of rain-fed agriculture.
La expansión de la agricultura de secano disminuyó la profundidad del agua subterránea desde estados profundos (de 12 a 6 metros) a estados poco profundos (de 4 a 0 metros) en Suramerica
Houspanossian, J., Giménez, R., Whitworth-Hulse, J., Nosetto, M., Tych, W., Atkinson, P., Rufino, M. y Jobbágy, E. (2021). La expansión agrícola eleva las aguas subterráneas y aumenta las inundaciones en las llanuras sudamericanas. Science Advances, 7 (22), eabf2939. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abf2939
