Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
585 million hectares will need to be reforested to limit warming to 1.5 °C (WRI, 2019).
3/4 of total greenhouse gas emissions come from the energy sector (Bouckaert, 2021).
In two climate-vulnerable regions of Guatemala, 95 % of farmers perceive climate change; 81 % report production impacts, but only 41 % have adapted—mainly via tree planting (Viguera et al., 2019).
474 billion will be needed by developing countries for mitigation and adaptation by 2030, according to commitments in 2016 NDCs (Kissinger et al., 2019).
65,394 km² of deforestation occurred in Mato Grosso between 2000 and 2011, accounted for 12% of South American deforestation and 3% globally (Garrett et al., 2018).
30% of total greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture, contributing to climate change.
48% and 50% are the high and very high degradation levels in the Caribbean and Mesoamerica regions in LAC, respectively.
11 billion dollars were the total losses of the agricultural sector in the region due to natural disasters between 2003 and 2013, according to an ALASA study (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
2 times the incidence of natural disasters has doubled in the last 30 years in the Latin America and Caribbean region (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
41% of the indicators proposed in the guide are part of the basic set of green production indicators for manufacturing industries in Latin America and the Caribbean (Cervera-Ferri & Ureña, 2017).
