Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Millions of hectares restored through the 20x20 Initiative show how mixed financing complements regional climate goals (CAF, 2025).
The TFFF offers $4 per hectare for maintaining or improving tropical forest areas (CAF, 2025).
20% of the resources of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) were allocated directly to indigenous peoples and local communities (CAF, 2025).
$5.5 billion was mobilized by the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) for tropical forest conservation (CAF, 2025).
CAF joined the Biodiversity Credit Alliance and the FIRST alliance to promote biodiversity credits and low-emission agricultural actions (CAF, 2025).
The IDB, CAF and the CDB launched a debt swap initiative at COP30 to strengthen resilience in the Caribbean without increasing public debt (CAF, 2025).
USD 100 million was issued by CAF in the first resilience bond for Latin America and the Caribbean, with support from UNDRR (CAF, 2025).
CAF will allocate USD 40 billion over the next five years to boost green growth (CAF, 2025).
US$41 million was the total cost of PRODAF between 2013 and 2019, partially financed by the IDB.
The article discusses how climate policies can benefit from land use approaches that integrate forest conservation and sustainable agriculture. Using a model applied to a hypothetical farm in South America, the authors assess the ecological and economic viability of the “compartment approach” (CAP), which proposes a mix of small plots of diverse crops, reforestation of abandoned lands and cons...
