Mapping food businesses with regenerative potential in the Amazon and Central American Dry Corridor DOI Creative Commons

Max Yamauchi Levy,

Bruna L. Amante,

Daniel Borrero

et al.

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 9

Published: April 9, 2025

The global food system plays a pivotal role in environmental challenges, being major contributor to climate change, the primary driver of tropical deforestation, and responsible for one-third greenhouse gas emissions. In response these regenerative approach businesses has emerged as promising framework driving change addressing crisis. However, there is gap information across Latin America regarding number, location, activities adopting approach, hindering better understanding this trend limiting its potential support region. This article presents results mapping effort using specific criteria analytical frameworks build how business models are evolving America. was conducted six countries Central American Dry Corridor five Amazon Biome. process involved Google search engine with 77 keyword combinations, complemented by from 50 key informant interviews. A total 181 potentially focus were identified. Of these, 64 explicitly term “regenerative,” usage more prevalent than Amazon. Notably, non-associative enterprises. contrast, associative enterprises such cooperatives associations, although not employing played critical socio-cultural conservation territories, particularly when led indigenous or other local traditional populations. Furthermore, participation women leading higher businesses, though it still reflected gender imbalances leadership positions compared men. study provides one first comprehensive mappings CADC, offering valuable data findings reveal distribution, characteristics, diverse ways engage practices, underscoring need further research beyond explicit “regenerative” fully capture scope initiatives socio-environmental transformation

Language: Английский

Agroforestry and Climate-Smart Agriculture DOI
Nuwandhya S. Dissanayaka,

Nethini Nimanthika,

Tharindu D. Nuwarapaksha

et al.

Advances in environmental engineering and green technologies book series, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 173 - 200

Published: Feb. 28, 2025

This chapter examines how important agroforestry is to the development of climate-smart agriculture. Incorporating trees into agricultural systems, or agroforestry, seen as a crucial tactic improve biodiversity, boost farm output, and reduce adapt climate change. The presents successful approach sustainable agriculture by referencing case studies, policy analysis, new research. It highlights systems can soil health, water management, carbon sequestration. also discusses most recent developments that are revolutionizing field, including digital technologies, genetic advancements, precision agroforestry. To encourage broader use useful advice given researchers, farmers, policymakers. persuasively argues an essential part international plans combat change ensure food security tying environmental sustainability resilience together.

Language: Английский

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Mapping food businesses with regenerative potential in the Amazon and Central American Dry Corridor DOI Creative Commons

Max Yamauchi Levy,

Bruna L. Amante,

Daniel Borrero

et al.

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 9

Published: April 9, 2025

The global food system plays a pivotal role in environmental challenges, being major contributor to climate change, the primary driver of tropical deforestation, and responsible for one-third greenhouse gas emissions. In response these regenerative approach businesses has emerged as promising framework driving change addressing crisis. However, there is gap information across Latin America regarding number, location, activities adopting approach, hindering better understanding this trend limiting its potential support region. This article presents results mapping effort using specific criteria analytical frameworks build how business models are evolving America. was conducted six countries Central American Dry Corridor five Amazon Biome. process involved Google search engine with 77 keyword combinations, complemented by from 50 key informant interviews. A total 181 potentially focus were identified. Of these, 64 explicitly term “regenerative,” usage more prevalent than Amazon. Notably, non-associative enterprises. contrast, associative enterprises such cooperatives associations, although not employing played critical socio-cultural conservation territories, particularly when led indigenous or other local traditional populations. Furthermore, participation women leading higher businesses, though it still reflected gender imbalances leadership positions compared men. study provides one first comprehensive mappings CADC, offering valuable data findings reveal distribution, characteristics, diverse ways engage practices, underscoring need further research beyond explicit “regenerative” fully capture scope initiatives socio-environmental transformation

Language: Английский

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