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Monitoring, Evaluation and Best Practices

Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies

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VSS with Specific Reforestation Criteria

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

33% of the analyzed VSS (3 out of 9) include specific criteria concerning reforestation: Rainforest Alliance, RSPO and ISCC (Larrea et al., 2021).

33% de los VSS analizados (3 de 9) incluyen criterios específicos concernientes a reforestación: Rainforest Alliance, RSPO e ISCC (Larrea et al., 2021).

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity Recarbonization
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Vegetable and Animal Oils and Fats Cocoa and cocoa products Cereals and cereal products
Area: Biodiversity Conservation
Instrument: Incentives or subsidies for the adoption of good sustainable production practices
Result: Impact: Improved biodiversity status Watershed revitalization

VSS with Natural Areas Restoration Requirements

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

89% of the analyzed VSS (8 out of 9) require producers to restore natural areas, excluding only Fairtrade which has it as recommended (Larrea et al., 2021).

89% de los VSS analizados (8 de 9) requieren a los productores restaurar áreas naturales, excluyendo solo Fairtrade que lo tiene como recomendado (Larrea et al., 2021).

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity Recarbonization
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Vegetable and Animal Oils and Fats Cocoa and cocoa products Cereals and cereal products Forestry, Agroforestry, Silvopastoralism and Timber Production
Area: Biodiversity Conservation
Instrument: Incentives or subsidies for the adoption of good sustainable production practices
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers Land owners or users
Result: Impact: Improved biodiversity status Watershed revitalization

VSS with Spatial Planning for Biodiversity

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

89% of the analyzed VSS (8 out of 9) include required criteria for spatial planning to avoid biodiversity loss, excluding only Fairtrade (Larrea et al., 2021).

89% de los VSS analizados (8 de 9) incluyen criterios requeridos para planificación espacial para evitar pérdida de biodiversidad, excluyendo solo Fairtrade (Larrea et al., 2021).

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity SustainableProductivity
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Vegetable and Animal Oils and Fats Cocoa and cocoa products Cereals and cereal products Forestry, Agroforestry, Silvopastoralism and Timber Production
Area: Biodiversity Conservation Territorial Management
Instrument: Land use planning or agricultural zoning
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers Land owners or users
Result: Impact: Improved biodiversity status Territorial planning

VSS with Ecosystem Maintenance Criteria

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

100% of the analyzed VSS include required criteria to maintain critical and sensitive ecosystems, except Fairtrade which has it as recommended (Larrea et al., 2021).

100% de los VSS analizados incluyen criterios requeridos para mantener ecosistemas críticos y sensibles, excepto Fairtrade que lo tiene como recomendado (Larrea et al., 2021).

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity SustainableProductivity
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Forestry, Agroforestry, Silvopastoralism and Timber Production Cocoa and cocoa products Cereals and cereal products Vegetable and Animal Oils and Fats
Area: Biodiversity Conservation
Instrument: Voluntary standards
Beneficiary: Exporters Agricultural producers Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)
Result: Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Improved biodiversity status Impact: Environmental sustainability

FSC GIS and Earth Observation Portal

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

1 new portal (FIS GIS and Earth Observation Portal) has been launched by FSC that will enable auditors to access geospatial information of FSC-compliant forest areas in real time (Larrea et al., 2021).

1 nuevo portal (FIS GIS and Earth Observation Portal) ha lanzado FSC que permitirá a auditores acceder a información geoespacial de áreas forestales compatibles con FSC en tiempo real (Larrea et al., 2021).

Tag: AgTech Forests&Biodiversity Innovation
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Forestry, Agroforestry, Silvopastoralism and Timber Production
Area: Digital Transformation
Instrument: Blockchain or digital traceability Digitization of information
Beneficiary: Producer organizations (cooperatives, etc.) Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Agricultural producers
Result: Digital transformation Export and import traceability

Forest Commodities Linked to Deforestation

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

4 main forest commodities (cocoa, palm oil, soybean and timber) have been identified as drivers of deforestation and are subject to various VSS (Larrea et al., 2021).

4 commodities forestales principales (cacao, aceite de palma, soja y madera) han sido identificados como impulsores de la deforestación y son objeto de varios VSS (Larrea et al., 2021).

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity Value_chains Deforestation
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Vegetable and Animal Oils and Fats Cocoa and cocoa products Cereals and cereal products Forestry, Agroforestry, Silvopastoralism and Timber Production
Area: Biodiversity Conservation Territorial Management
Instrument: Voluntary standards
Beneficiary: Value Chains Agricultural producers
Result: Impact: Improved biodiversity status Transition to sustainable land use

Organic Standard and Temporal Flexibility

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

5 years is the period prior to certification that the Organic standard requires farmers to show they have not converted valuable natural environments to agricultural land (Larrea et al., 2021).

5 años es el período previo a la certificación que el estándar Orgánico requiere que los agricultores demuestren que no han convertido ambientes naturales valiosos a tierra agrícola (Larrea et al., 2021).

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity Deforestation
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Vegetable and Animal Oils and Fats Food Cocoa and cocoa products Cereals and cereal products
Area: Biodiversity Conservation
Instrument: Voluntary standards
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers Land owners or users
Result: Impact: Improved biodiversity status Conservation and restoration of ecosystems

Global Forest Loss

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

4.7 million hectares per year represents the global net loss of forest area from 2010 to 2020, a reduction from 7.8 million hectares annually in the 1990s (Larrea et al., 2021).

4.7 millones de hectáreas por año representa la pérdida neta global de área forestal del 2010 al 2020, una reducción desde los 7.8 millones de hectáreas anuales de los años 1990 (Larrea et al., 2021).

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity Deforestation
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Environment and natural resources Forestry, Agroforestry, Silvopastoralism and Timber Production
Area: Biodiversity Conservation Territorial Management
Instrument: Studies and diagnoses
Beneficiary: Land owners or users
Result: Impact: Improved biodiversity status Transition to sustainable land use

FLEGT Entry into Force Year

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

2003 was the year of entry into force of the EU FLEGT regulation that seeks to combat illegal logging and deforestation (Larrea et al., 2021).

2003 fue el año de entrada en vigor del reglamento FLEGT de la UE que busca combatir la tala ilegal y la deforestación (Larrea et al., 2021).

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity Trade&Environment Deforestation
Country: European Union
Sector: Forestry, Agroforestry, Silvopastoralism and Timber Production
Area: Biodiversity Conservation Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Instrument: Regulations, standards and legal frameworks
Beneficiary: Public institutions Land owners or users
Result: Safe trade Export and import traceability

Only Country Issuing FLEGT Licenses

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

1 country, Indonesia, is the only one able to issue FLEGT licenses currently for EU market access (Larrea et al., 2021).

1 país, Indonesia, es el único capaz de emitir licencias FLEGT actualmente para acceso al mercado de la UE (Larrea et al., 2021).

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity Trade&Environment
Country: Indonesia
Sector: Forestry, Agroforestry, Silvopastoralism and Timber Production
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Instrument: Quantitative restrictions
Beneficiary: Exporters Public institutions Agricultural producers
Result: Safe trade Export and import traceability