Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
430% was the growth of the average number of ISO 14001 certifications in South and Central America, representing 3.34% of the world total in the last period (ECLAC, 2017).
6.65% of the total expenditure on science and technology in Argentina in 2013 was allocated to environmental care and control (ECLAC, 2017).
20.3% of the terrestrial and marine area of Latin America and the Caribbean is protected (UNEP, 2016).
6 (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela) of the 17 most megadiverse countries in the world are in LAC.
300 billion dollars annually is the cost of land degradation (Nkonya. et al. 2016).
One-third of the world's largest aquifers are being depleted (Richey et al., 2015).
20 times the frequency of floods and droughts has increased in the Americas between the 20th and 21st centuries (IPCC, 2013)
One third of the water required for animal production in the world is allocated to the cattle sector (Mekonnen. et al. 2010).
8 extreme events per decade experienced El Salvador in the 2000s, compared to 1 event per decade in the 60s and 70s (Martín Manzano, 2012).
