Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Three quarters of the ice-free land has been altered by human activities, mainly agriculture and deforestation.
60% of the 6,000 potato varieties described in the world are found in Peru, with a total of 3,000 types.
From 12 to 0 meters, the depth of groundwater in South America decreased due to the expansion of rain-fed agriculture.
80% of the world's remaining biodiversity is under the custody of indigenous peoples, who are intrinsically connected to the land and nature (FAO, 2023).
1.3 billion people could see their food security increased through agroforestry alone (FAO, 2023).
25% of the world's biodiversity is found in soil, which is a vital carbon sink and hosts ecosystems essential for the preservation of life (FAO, 2023).
Four-fifths of all life on Earth lives in the ocean: it feeds three billion people (FAO, 2023).
Around 186 instruments were issued between 1959 and 2018 in Colombia related to biodiversity (Echeverri, A., et, al., 2023)
6 of the 9 critical thresholds for Earth's stability have been exceeded, including biodiversity, land use, freshwater, biochemical fluxes, pollution and climate change (Richardson et al., 2023).
94% represents the reduction in species population abundance in Latin America and the Caribbean since 1970 (WWF, 2022).
