Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
From 12 to 0 meters, the depth of groundwater in South America decreased due to the expansion of rain-fed agriculture.
23% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from deforestation, exceeding emissions from the global transport sector.
$44 trillion, almost half of global GDP, comes from nature-dependent industries.
50% of the world's tropical forests, 1/3 of its forests and 1/4 of its mangroves are in LAC.
48% and 50% are the high and very high degradation levels in the Caribbean and Mesoamerica regions in LAC, respectively.
6 (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela) of the 17 most megadiverse countries in the world are in LAC.
13% of agricultural soils are degraded and 20% are recovering as a result of overexploitation and inadequate or absent use of cultivation technologies.
