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Deforestation in the Guyana Amazon

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

0.22% of the Amazonian area in Guyana was deforested between 2001 and 2020, presenting the lowest deforestation rate among Amazonian countries (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

El 0.22% del área amazónica en Guyana fue deforestada entre 2001 y 2020, presentando la menor tasa de deforestación 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.

Value of pollination services in Brazil

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

US$12 billion annually is the value of ecosystem services provided by pollinating insects to the Brazilian agricultural sector (Amazon Concertation, 2024).

12 mil millones de dólares anuales es el valor de los servicios ecosistémicos que proporcionan los insectos polinizadores al sector agrícola brasileño (Giannini et al., 2015).

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

Value of the Amazon's ecosystem services

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

USD 20 billion annually is generated by the ecosystem services of the Amazon, benefiting soybeans, livestock and energy (Amazon Concertation, 2024).

Más de 20 mil millones de dólares anuales generan los servicios ecosistémicos producidos en la Amazonía, como el secuestro de carbono y la lluvia, beneficiando principalmente a la producción de soja, la ganadería y la generación de electricidad (Amazon Concertation, 2024).

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

Cost of conservation of the Brazilian Amazon

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

It would cost the government USD 4 billion annually to conserve 80% of the Amazon, with a benefit-cost ratio of 5 to 1 (Amazon Concertation, 2024).

Alrededor de 4 mil millones de dólares anuales sería el gasto del gobierno para mantener el 80% de la Amazonía, lo que implica una relación de 5 a 1 en términos de beneficios y costos (Amazon Concertation, 2024).

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

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.

Embargos for illegal deforestation in Amazonia

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

583 thousand hectares of pasture, or about 2% of the pastures in this area of the Amazon, were embargoed by IBAMA for illegal deforestation until 2021 (Barreto et al., 2024).

583 mil hectáreas de pastos, o cerca del 2% de los pastos en esta zona de la Amazonía, fueron embargadas por el Ibama por deforestación ilegal hasta 2021 (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.