Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
58% of greenhouse gas emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean originate from land use, land-use change, and the forestry sector, highlighting the significant weight of these activities in the region’s climate dynamics and the urgent need to strengthen mitigation efforts (World Resources Institute, 2024).
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).
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).
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).
At COP30, CAF and Oxford launched an international challenge to promote nature-inspired technological solutions to the region's sustainability challenges (CAF, 2025).
$12 million will be allocated by CAF and the Adaptation Fund to support local governments of the BiodiverCities Network in climate adaptation (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).
CAF and Oxford presented a report at COP30 proposing the use of science and bio-inspired innovation to turn biodiversity into an engine of development (CAF, 2025).
$5.5 billion was mobilized by the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) for tropical forest conservation (CAF, 2025).
