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

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Ten years of CSA: 229 t C/ha

01/12/2018

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.

Tag: ClimateSmartAgriculture Recarbonization
Country: Ethiopia
Sector: Agri-environmental
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Soil Health
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers Rural communities
Result: Soil health Climate mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience

Green production indicators in Latin America and t

01/02/2017 Go to Evidence

41% of the indicators proposed in the guide are part of the basic set of green production indicators for manufacturing industries in Latin America and the Caribbean (Cervera-Ferri & Ureña, 2017).

41% de los indicadores propuestos en la guía forman parte del conjunto básico de indicadores de producción verde para las industrias manufactureras de América Latina y el Caribe (Cervera-Ferri y Ureña, 2017).

Cervera-Ferri, J. L., & Ureña, M. L. (2017). Indicadores de producción verde. Una guía para avanzar hacia el desarrollo sostenible. Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).

Tag: Trade&Environment
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries)
Sector: Agrifood (products) Agricultural buildings, structures and facilities
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Bioeconomy
Result: Climate mitigation Improvement in technical assistance and rural extension services Information generation

Land and maritime security in LAC

11/12/2016 Go to Evidence

20.3% of the terrestrial and marine area of Latin America and the Caribbean is protected (UNEP, 2016).

20,3% del área terrestre y marítima de América Latina y el Caribe está protegida (PNUMA, 2016)

PNUMA, 2016. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Environment and natural resources
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Result: Climate mitigation

Increase in Extreme Climate Events

30/12/2010 Go to Evidence

8 extreme events per decade experienced El Salvador in the 2000s, compared to 1 event per decade in the 60s and 70s (Martín Manzano, 2012).

8 eventos extremos por década experimentó El Salvador en los años 2000, comparado con 1 evento por década en los años 60 y 70 (Martín Manzano, 2012).

Martín Manzano, M. del M. (2012). La FAO y la agricultura familiar: El caso de El Salvador. FAO El Salvador.

Tag: ClimateSmartAgriculture GlobalCatastrophicRisks Climate_Risks Droughts
Country: El Salvador
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Environment and natural resources
Area: Agrifood Context
Instrument: Early warning systems
Result: Climate mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Environmental sustainability

2005 floods: losses equal 60% of GDP

2005 Go to Evidence

Economic losses caused by Guyana's 2005 floods were equivalent to approximately 60% of GDP, while nearly 37% of the population was affected.

Office of the President, Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, 2022, p. 8)

Office of the President, Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. (2022). Guyana's Low Carbon Development Strategy 2030.

Tag: ElNiño Floods Climate_Risks
Country: Guyana
Sector: Environment and natural resources
Area: Biodiversity Conservation
Instrument: Strategies, plans, policies or guidelines; sectoral or national
Beneficiary: Indigenous communities Rural communities Producer organizations (cooperatives, etc.) Land owners or users
Result: Impact: Improved biodiversity status Conservation and restoration of ecosystems Climate mitigation Impact: Environmental sustainability