Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
It would cost the government USD 4 billion annually to conserve 80% of the Amazon, with a benefit-cost ratio of 5 to 1 (Amazon Concertation, 2024).
19% of the national GDP is already represented by the GDP of the bioeconomy in Brazil (Amazon Concertation, 2024).
583 thousand hectares of pasture, or about 2% of the pastures in this area of the Amazon, were embargoed by IBAMA for illegal deforestation until 2021 (Barreto et al., 2024).
USD 20 billion annually is generated by the ecosystem services of the Amazon, benefiting soybeans, livestock and energy (Amazon Concertation, 2024).
12 million hectares is the minimum that Brazil's National Native Vegetation Recovery Policy aims to recover by 2030 (Barreto et al., 2024).
37 million hectares of land could be released for other uses, such as forest restoration, with a more productive livestock sector in the Amazon (Barreto et al., 2024).
3 million kilometers of unofficial roads and branches, many in precarious condition, existed in the Amazon in 2020 (Barreto et al., 2024).
2.3% of pastures in the Amazon were in protected areas in 2020 (Indigenous Lands and Conservation Units) incompatible with private occupation and pasture crops (Barreto et al., 2024).
Almost R$ 10 billion of the rural credit used in the region for the livestock sector in 2021 went to the acquisition of livestock, while a tiny portion was used for pasture improvement (Barreto et al., 2024).
USD 42 billion would be generated in Brazil by the restoration of 24 million hectares to help limit warming to 1.5 °C (Amazon Concertation, 2024).
