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Future foodscapes: Re-imagining agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean by Morris, Michael, Sebastian, Ashwini, Perego, Viviana Maria Eugenia, Nash, John D., Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, Piñeiro, Valeria, Laborde Debucquet, David, Thomas, Timothy S., Prabhala, Pradeep, Arias, Joaquin, De Salvo, Carmine Paolo, Centurión, Miriam

“…Agriculture and food systems in Latin America and the Caribbean Region (LAC) are rightfully recognized as among the most successful on the planet: they have fed a fast-growing population, facilitated economic development, enabled urbanization, generated substantial exports, and helped drive down global hunger and poverty. …”
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Land and forest degradation inside protected areas in Latin America by Leisher, C., Touval, Jerome L., Hess, SM, Boucher, TM, Reymondin, Louis

“…Using six years of remote sensing data, we estimated land and forest degradation inside 1788 protected areas across 19 countries in Latin America. From 2004–2009, the rate of land and forest degradation increased by 250% inside the protected areas, and the land and forest degradation totaled 1,097,618 hectares. …”
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Latin America: A Model for the Global Plant Cryopreservation Initiative by Ellis, David, Vollmer, R., Souza, F.V.D., Azevedo, V.C.R.

“…However, Latin America is also one of the most threatened regions with massive loss of native habitat where cultivars of these domesticated crops and their wild relatives, invaluable for new traits important for the adaptation to the abiotic and biotic challenges from climate change, currently exist. …”
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Latin America: Where urbanization and poverty peak together with biodiversity? by Sanchez-Sarria, Camilo E., Bonilla-Moheno, Martha, Vázquez, Luis-Bernardo, MacGregor-Fors, Ian

“…Latin America is a region that houses many of the global biodiversity hotspots. …”
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The role of informal institutions in the use of forest resources in Latin America by Pacheco, P., Barry, D.M., Cronkleton, P., Larson, A.M.

“…This study adopts an institutional approach to analyze the way in which informal rules, in their interaction with formal rules, shape the use of forest resources by diverse types of smallholders and communities (i.e., indigenous people, agro-extractive and traditional communities) in Latin America. Attention is given to understanding the ‘working rules’, comprising both formal and informal rules, that individuals use in making their decisions for land and forest resources access and use, which in turn affect benefits generation and distribution from such resources use. …”
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Tenure Rights and Beyond: Community Access to Forest Resources in Latin America by Larson, A.M., Cronkleton, P., Barry, D.M., Pacheco, P.

“…This occasional paper is the result of research carried out from 2006 to 2008 on the effects of new tenure rights for forest-based communities in Latin America on access to forest resources and benefits. …”
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Implications of local soil knowledge for integrated soil management in Latin America by Barrios, E., Trejo Tercero, M.T.

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Semiochemicals and microbial antagonists: their role in integrated pest management in Latin America by Hilje, Luko

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Systems of production of beans and cassava in Latin America with implications for research design by Sanders, J.H., Lynam, John K.

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CIAT, CIMMYT, and CIP : their role in agricultural research in Latin America and the Caribbean by Janssen, WG, Crissman, C.C., Henry, Guy, López Pereira, M.A., Sanint, Luis Roberto, Walker, T.

“…The report discusses how CIMMYT, CIP, and CIAT interact to develop agriculture, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), according to new research trends directed toward environmental conservation and management. …”
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Ecosystem services approach in Latin America: from theoretical promises to real applications by Weyland, Federico, Mastrangelo, Matías Enrique, Auer, Alejandra Denise, Barral, Maria Paula, Nahuelhual, Laura, Larrazábal, Alejandra, Parera, Aníbal Francisco, Berrouet Cadavid, Lina Maria, López Gómez, Connie Paola, Villegas Palacio, Clara

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Sustainable development projects and communication : what lessons can we learn? by Martinez, Valentina

“…In this sense, this thesis has the aim to explore and analyze the communication experiences when implementing sustainable development projects in Latin America and more important to examine to what extent communication is a well-understood element for practitioners. …”

Silvopastoral systems in Latin America: mitigation opportunities for men and women livestock producers by Gumucio, Tatiana, Mora Benard, María Alejandra, Clavijo, Mónica, Hernández, María Camila, Tafur, Mariana, Twyman, Jennifer

“…In order to strengthen the capacity of livestock producers to mitigate the impacts of climate change it is important to take into account the gender relations that influence the production system. Men and women participate critically but in different ways in dairy, beef, and dual production systems in Latin America, and consideration of their interests and priorities will be key for ensuring effective implementation of mitigation actions, like those related to silvopastoral systems. …”
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Building food security and resilience through intraregional trade in Latin America and the Caribbean by Illescas, Nelson, McNamara, Brian, Piñeiro, Valeria, Rodriguez, Agustín Tejeda

“…Intraregional agrifood trade in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) offers untapped opportunities for expansion. …”
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Introduction and executive summary for the supplement micronutrients in Latin America: Current state and research by Soto-Méndez, María J., Boy, Erick

“…The COVID-19 pandemic and other repeated pandemic shocks further reduce food and nutrition security of poor countries.3 On the other hand, chronic noncommunicable diseases, most of which are associated with overweight-obesity and unhealthy behavioral and environmental risk factors, continue to rise as the principal causes of death and disability worldwide, also disproportionately impacting LMIC.4 While the prevalence of hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is lower than the global average, food insecurity affects a higher proportion of the population in the region (40%) relative to the global prevalence (29.3%). …”
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Promoting transparency on agricultural policies at the WTO: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean by Vargas, Adriana García

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Forum for the Transformation of Food Systems and the Reduction of Overweight and Obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…FAO and IFPRI have identified a need for a space of exchange of knowledge and experience of experts from different sectors of public policy, academia, private sector and civil society, with expertise in the issues related to Food Systems and Obesity working in Latin America in order to help develop fact-based policy interventions to address the challenges of overweight and obesity in the region. …”
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Latin America: Trend highlights on beans, beef, pork, cassava, rice and corn by Nores, G.A., Rivas, L, Posada, R., Álvarez, C., Díaz, R.O.

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Research on Climate Change Policies and Rural Development in Latin America: Scope and Gaps by Locatelli, Bruno, Aldunce, Paulina, Fallot, Abigail, Le Coq, Jean-François, Sabourin, Eric, Tapasco, Jeimar

“…This paper explores the thematic coverage of research on climate change policies related to rural areas, rural development, and natural resource management in Latin America. …”
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COVID-19 and the beef market in Latin America: An impact assessment by supply and demand by Tejada Mejía, Daniela, Díaz, Manuel Francisco, Enciso, Karen, Junca Paredes, Jhon Jairo, Sandoval, Danny, Burkart, Stefan

“…This study contributes to the literature through a comprehensive impact analysis of the effects of COVID-19 on both the demand and supply of beef in Latin America and thus provides valuable information for two of the most important links of the beef value chain. …”
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