Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
1.6 billion people rely on forests for their livelihoods according to FAO (Larrea et al., 2021).
300 different types of environmental provisions have been identified in 730 trade agreements according to OECD (Larrea et al., 2021).
19 FTAs mention Voluntary Sustainability Standards or related terms such as "eco-labelling", "sustainability standards" or "certifications" according to UNFSS (Larrea et al., 2021).
2005 is the cut-off date established by RSPO for not certifying operations that have converted areas with high biodiversity conservation value after this date (Larrea et al., 2021).
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).
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).
9 Voluntary Sustainability Standards were analyzed operating in agricultural commodities: Fairtrade International, Rainforest Alliance, Organic, RSPO, ISCC, RTRS, ProTerra, FSC and PEFC (Larrea et al., 2021).
100% of the analyzed VSS (Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, Organic, RSPO, ISCC, RTRS, ProTerra, FSC, PEFC) include required criteria for greenhouse gas reduction and carbon emissions (Larrea et al., 2021).
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 support fund has been established by RSPO to cover training or audit costs and help smallholder farmers implement improved agricultural practices and become certified (Larrea et al., 2021).
