Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
100% of the PES program in Costa Rica includes four categories: biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration, watershed protection and scenic beauty (Bosselmann, 2008).
100% of the shaded coffee plantations abandoned during the crisis were invaded and converted to intensively managed, short-term crops, treeless pastures or urban sprawl (Bosselmann, 2008).
100% of coffee agroforestry systems are found in buffer zones of protected areas and inside the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor in Costa Rica (Bosselmann, 2008).
Economic losses caused by Guyana's 2005 floods were equivalent to approximately 60% of GDP, while nearly 37% of the population was affected.
