Sociotechnical innovations that reduce greenhouse gas emissions for the Amazon
Friday, 2024/01/05 | 08:45:22
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Figure: By Neidy Clavijo and Thomas Gómez, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
CGIAR January 4 2024
In the face of the significant challenge posed by the ecological and social effects of climate change in the Amazon and its agri-food systems, there is high expectation regarding innovations that can be fostered and implemented for adaptation and mitigation. This urgency is also caused by the alarming changes in carbon reserves caused by deforestation in these forests. If this trend continues, the Amazon could become a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, rising temperatures, changes in precipitation patterns, and an increase in extreme weather events are expected to cause substantial damage and economic impacts, including biodiversity loss and species extinction in the region.
In the Colombian Amazon, deforestation resulting from extensive livestock farming, cultivation of crops of illicit uses, mining, and selective logging has directly led to a significant decrease in forest cover. This, in turn, has repercussions not only on the local climate but also on the broader planetary ecosystem. Therefore, reducing deforestation in the Amazon and promoting the transition to a low-emission agri-livestock production model would be an opportunity to promote the adaptation of local agri-food systems and make a potential global contribution to mitigating climate change. Thus, advocating for innovation processes that go beyond purely technological solutions generated externally to the territories is a necessary call to address the significant challenge of climate change and its impacts on Amazonian agri-food systems.
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