Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
23% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from deforestation, exceeding emissions from the global transport sector.
1,100 MtCO₂eq is Chile's emissions limit between 2020-2030, with a peak in 2025 and 95 MtCO₂eq in 2030, in addition to reducing black carbon by 25% (Sánchez Molina, 2020).
57% of primary forests and 1/3 of plant species are found in LAC (World Bank, 2020).
In two climate-vulnerable regions of Guatemala, 95 % of farmers perceive climate change; 81 % report production impacts, but only 41 % have adapted—mainly via tree planting (Viguera et al., 2019).
20 times the frequency of floods and droughts has increased in the Americas between the 20th and 21st centuries (IPCC, 2013)
1.3 billion tonnes of food are lost or wasted every year, equivalent to one third of the production intended for human consumption.
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).
100% of shaded coffee fields provide connectivity within degraded and fragmented forests, facilitating movement and maintenance of key wildlife populations (Bosselmann, 2008).
100% of the PES program in Costa Rica includes four categories: biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration, watershed protection and scenic beauty (Bosselmann, 2008).
