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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.

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.

Amazonia Guyana and Suriname

24/06/2024 Go to Evidence

100% of the territory of Guyana and Suriname is considered part of the Amazon, being the only fully Amazonian countries (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

El 100% del territorio de Guyana y Surinam está considerado como parte de la Amazonía, siendo los únicos países totalmente 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Affected Amazon

23/06/2024 Go to Evidence

26% of the forested Amazon has already been affected by the combination of deforestation and severe land degradation (Lesenfants et al., 2024).

El 26% de la Amazonía forestal ya ha sido afectada por la combinación de deforestación y degradación severa de la tierra (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.

Land Cover in Belize

14/05/2024 Go to Evidence

<0.1% (1.20 kha) is the land cover in Belize occupied by agricultural land and 3.8% of the land cover corresponds to pasture (60.3 kha) (GFW, 2024).

<0.1% (1.20 kha) es la cobertura de suelo en Belice ocupada por tierras agrícolas y el 3.8% de la cobertura de suelo corresponde a pastizales (60.3 kha) (GFW, 2024).

Global Forest Watch Report, 2024. World Resources Institute.

Land Cover in Guatemala

14/05/2024 Go to Evidence

0.21% (15.6 kha) is the land cover in Guatemala occupied by agricultural land and 7.6% of the land cover corresponds to pasture (563 kha) (GFW, 2024).

0.21% (15.6 kha) es la cobertura de suelo en Guatemala ocupada por tierras agrícolas y el 7.6% de la cobertura de suelo corresponde a pastizales (563 kha) (GFW, 2024).

Global Forest Watch Report, 2024. World Resources Institute.