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888 Tg of carbon is the sequestration potential in the Americas, equivalent to between 529 and 1,247 Tg of carbon at a depth of 0 to 0.60 m for 20 years (IICA, 2021).
IICA, 2021
IICA.2021. Hojas de información: buenas prácticas para una agricultura climáticamente inteligente. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1797-hojas-de-informacion:-buenas-practicas-para-una-agricultura-climaticamente-inteligente
13% of agricultural soils are degraded and 20% are recovering as a result of overexploitation and inadequate or absent use of cultivation technologies.
MiAMBIENTE (2021).
Ministerio de Ambiente, Gobierno Nacional de la República de Panamá. 2021. Panamá realiza esfuerzos para mejorar la condición de los suelos.
The 70.3% represents the apparent total tract digestibility of organic matter in cowpea hay diets, being 4.7 percentage points higher than pangola diets (Corea et al., 2020).
El 70.3% representa la digestibilidad aparente total de materia orgánica en dietas con heno de caupí, siendo 4.7 puntos porcentuales mayor que las dietas con pangola (Corea et al., 2020).
Corea, E.E., Castro-Montoya, J., Mendoza, M.V., López, F.M., Martinez, A., Alvarado, M.E., Moreno, C., Broderick, G.A., & Dickhoefer, U. (2020). Effect of forage source and dietary rumen-undegradable protein on nutrient use and growth in dairy heifers. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 269, 114658.
40% of the world's land area and 70% of water use are used for agriculture (OECD, 2020).
A escala mundial, el 40% de la superficie del planeta y el 70% del uso del agua corresponde a actividades agrícolas (OCDE, 2020)
OCDE (2020), “Agriculture and the environment”, OECD Publishing, Paris, ww.oecd.org/agriculture/topics/agriculture-and-the-environment/.
600 million hectares will grow cropland and pasture by 2050 if no action is taken (WRI, 2019).
En 600 millones de hectáreas se proyecta que aumentarán las tierras de cultivo y pastoreo para 2050 si no se toma ninguna acción. (WRI, 2019)
WRI.2019.Creating a Sustainable Food Future
312.1 t/ha was the mean soil carbon stock under agroforestry, the highest among the land uses assessed in Tula-Jana, Doyogena, Ethiopia.
Tadesse et al. (2018)
Tadesse, M., Simane, B., Ambaw, G., Recha, J., Abera, W., Tamene, L., Demeke, G., Mekonnen, K., Radeny, M., & Solomon, D. (2018). Building soil carbon stocks to enhance adaptation and mitigate climate change in climate-smart landscapes, Southern Ethiopia: Preliminary results from climate-smart agriculture practices in Doyogena district. CCAFS Info Note. Documento adjunto suministrado por el usuario.
229.4 t/ha was the soil carbon stock in cropland under CSA practices, the second-highest value among the land uses assessed.
Tadesse et al. (2018)
Tadesse, M., Simane, B., Ambaw, G., Recha, J., Abera, W., Tamene, L., Demeke, G., Mekonnen, K., Radeny, M., & Solomon, D. (2018). Building soil carbon stocks to enhance adaptation and mitigate climate change in climate-smart landscapes, Southern Ethiopia: Preliminary results from climate-smart agriculture practices in Doyogena district. CCAFS Info Note. Documento adjunto suministrado por el usuario.
229.4 t/ha was the soil carbon stock observed after ten years of CSA practices in cropland, with values higher than business-as-usual management.
Tadesse et al. (2018)
Tadesse, M., Simane, B., Ambaw, G., Recha, J., Abera, W., Tamene, L., Demeke, G., Mekonnen, K., Radeny, M., & Solomon, D. (2018). Building soil carbon stocks to enhance adaptation and mitigate climate change in climate-smart landscapes, Southern Ethiopia: Preliminary results from climate-smart agriculture practices in Doyogena district. CCAFS Info Note. Documento adjunto suministrado por el usuario.
48% and 50% are the high and very high degradation levels in the Caribbean and Mesoamerica regions in LAC, respectively.
UNEP (2017)
UNEP (United Nations Environmental Programme, Kenia). 2016. GEO-6: Global assessment outlook: regional assessment for Latin America and the Caribbean (en línea).
0.79 is the GINI coefficient for land in LAC, 0.85 for South America, and 0.75 for Central America (Oxfam, 2016).
0,79 es el coeficiente de GINI para la tierra en ALC, 0,85 para América del Sur y 0,75 para América Central (Oxfam, 2016)
Oxfam. 2016. “Unearthed: Land Power and Inequality in Latin America.” Policy Paper, Oxfam, London.