Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
50% of the world's tropical forests, 1/3 of its forests and 1/4 of its mangroves are in LAC.
65.40% of Panama's territory is covered by 4.93 million hectares of forest, placing it among the countries with the highest forest cover (Government of Panama, 2020).
50,000 hectares are committed to restoring Panama, which will increase CO2eq absorption by 2.6 million tons annually by 2050, 10% more than the 1994-2017 average (National Government of the Republic of Panama, 2020).
80% of terrestrial carbon is in the lithosphere and fossil fuels, while the remaining 20% is in the ocean, atmosphere, living organisms and soil (Cady, 2020).
33% of anthropogenic emissions are offset by increased photosynthesis, 22% is absorbed by the ocean and 45% remains in the atmosphere (Cady, 2020).
8.6 years is the half-life of methane in the atmosphere (Cady, 2020).
100 times faster is the current increase in atmospheric CO2 compared to the natural increase at the end of the last Ice Age between 11,000 and 17,000 years ago (Lindsey, 2018).
95% of anthropogenic CO2 emissions come from burning coal, oil and natural gas (Cady, 2020).
The study reveals that much of the research on the Coffee Cultural Landscape is limited and fragmented, which hinders its effective management as cultural heritage and aggravates the tensions between conservation, tourism and rural reality (Cruz-Rincón, D. F., 2024).
40% of the world's land area and 70% of water use are used for agriculture (OECD, 2020).
