Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
23% of the world’s forests and 60% of global biodiversity are located in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting the region’s strategic importance for ecosystem and biodiversity conservation. This significant share also reflects the critical role of LAC in providing essential ecosystem services and in supporting global efforts to address environmental degradation and climate change (Worl...
7% of forest cover was lost between 1990 and 2020 in Latin America and the Caribbean, equivalent to 138 million hectares, highlighting the scale of landscape degradation in the region and the urgency of advancing large-scale restoration and conservation efforts (World Resources Institute, 2024).
1,250 hectares are under management or recovery processes in Amazonian ecosystems of Peru, integrating ecological restoration actions and sustainable forest management practices documented across various experiences in the country (SERFOR, 2018).
500 hectares were restored in andean areas of Peru, reflecting the progress made in the recovery of high-Andean ecosystems and the implementation of sustainable management practices documented across multiple restoration experiences (SERFOR, 2018).
3,000 hectares were rehabilitated through agroforestry systems in various regions of Peru, combining forest species and crops to restore degraded soils and strengthen the livelihoods of local communities, according to documented experiences (SERFOR, 2018).
The TFFF offers $4 per hectare for maintaining or improving tropical forest areas (CAF, 2025).
17 countries joined the Blue NDC Challenge to incorporate ocean-climate solutions into their national plans (CAF, 2025).
$20 trillion is being sought to catalyze the One Ocean Partnership towards 2030 to boost regenerative marine landscapes (CAF, 2025).
CAF joined the Biodiversity Credit Alliance and the FIRST alliance to promote biodiversity credits and low-emission agricultural actions (CAF, 2025).
$5.5 billion was mobilized by the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) for tropical forest conservation (CAF, 2025).
