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50% of deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon occurs on forest lands where the removal of tree cover is prohibited, showing that forest loss is concentrated in legally restricted areas. This situation reflects pressures associated with land-use change driven by activities such as shifting agriculture, cattle ranching, illegal and informal mining, and illicit crop cultivation, all of which significantly contribute to the degradation of ecosystems and forested lands SERFOR (2020).
SERFOR (2020)
23% of the world’s forests and 60% of global biodiversity are located in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting the region’s strategic importance for ecosystem and biodiversity conservation. This significant share also reflects the critical role of LAC in providing essential ecosystem services and in supporting global efforts to address environmental degradation and climate change (World Resources Institute, 2024)
World Resources Institute, 2024
58% of greenhouse gas emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean originate from land use, land-use change, and the forestry sector, highlighting the significant weight of these activities in the region’s climate dynamics and the urgent need to strengthen mitigation efforts (World Resources Institute, 2024).
World Resources Institute, 2024
7% of forest cover was lost between 1990 and 2020 in Latin America and the Caribbean, equivalent to 138 million hectares, highlighting the scale of landscape degradation in the region and the urgency of advancing large-scale restoration and conservation efforts (World Resources Institute, 2024).
World Resources Institute, 2024
20.29 °C was the global average temperature recorded in 2024, with an anomaly of +1.18 °C (SENAMHI, 2024). This thermal increase is reflected in Peru through a higher frequency and intensity of droughts, floods, heat waves, cold spells, and landslides, affecting ecosystems, infrastructure, and productive sectors.
Senamhi (2024)
3.7% to 4.9% of regional GDP is the estimated average annual equivalent of climate investment through 2030 in LAC (ECLAC, 2025).
3,7% a 4,9% del PIB regional es el equivalente anual promedio de la inversión climática estimada hasta 2030 en ALC, según el informe (CEPAL, 2025).
It would have been 9.5% lower in 2023 under the reported counterfactual scenario (ECLAC, 2025).
El 9,5% menor habría sido el nivel observado (según escenario contrafactual) para 2023 en la región (CEPAL, 2025).
The study conducts a comprehensive review of the use of predictive models to strengthen food security in Latin America, with an emphasis on Colombia. It analyzes 65 studies published between 2014 and 2024 that apply algorithms such as Random Forests and Neural Networks to anticipate agricultural yields, manage climate risks, and optimize resources. The results show that agricultural, climatic, and technological variables predominate, while socioeconomic and nutritional dimensions are underrepresented. The article highlights the need to integrate multidimensional data to develop more robust models that strengthen the resilience and sustainability of food systems in the region.
Universidad de Santander: Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia.
Universidad El Bosque: Bogotá, Bogota D.C., Colombia.
Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira: Pereira, Colombia.
Trejos-Suárez, J., Pardo, L. V. C., Tabares, J. E., Garzón, S., Bryon, A., & Alarcón, Z. (2025). Modelos predictivos para la seguridad alimentaria en América Latina: Una revisión de alcance. Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición, 75(2), 129-142.
Report about Peru’s agricultural sector. Pointing out the recovery compared to the previous year was driven by a 6.4% increase in the crop farming subsector and a 1.2% increase in the livestock subsector.
Informe de evaluación de siembras y cosechas 2025, publicado por MIDAGRI.
Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrario y Riego (MIDAGRI), 2025
40% of traditional Latin American crops will require genetic and technological adaptation to cope with climate change by 2050, representing a scientific and financial challenge according to projections mentioned in CAF's strategy (Velásquez, A., 2025).
40% de los cultivos tradicionales latinoamericanos requerirán adaptación genética y tecnológica para hacer frente al cambio climático hacia 2050, representando un desafío científico y financiero según proyecciones mencionadas en la estrategia de CAF (Velásquez, A., 2025).
Velásquez, A. (2025). Estudios arqueológicos del aguacate en Mesoamérica. Editorial Académica.
