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Expansion and deforestation in Brazil

30/07/2024 Go to Evidence

45 millones de hectáreas de pastizales se añadieron en Brasil en 35 años, mientras que 64 millones fueron deforestadas y 18 millones de hectáreas de pastizales nativos convertidas (UNCCD, 2024).

UNCCD, 2024

UNCCD. 2024. Global Land Outlook Thematic Report on Rangelands and Pastoralism. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn.

Importance of grazing

30/07/2024 Go to Evidence

10% of the world's meat production comes from pastoralism, which is practiced in more than 100 countries and supports 200 million households (UNCCD, 2024).

UNCCD, 2024

UNCCD. 2024. Global Land Outlook Thematic Report on Rangelands and Pastoralism. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn.

Grasslands in protected areas

30/07/2024 Go to Evidence

12% of the world's grasslands, equivalent to 9.5 million km², are protected (UNCCD, 2024).

UNCCD, 2024

UNCCD. 2024. Global Land Outlook Thematic Report on Rangelands and Pastoralism. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn.