IMPROVING SUSTAINABLE COMMODITY SUPPLY CHAINS IN AMAZONIA

The document argues that increasing transparency in agricultural supply chains is a critical pre-condition for improving governance and reducing deforestation in Amazonia. It introduces a 'middle-ground' modelling approach that links specific production jurisdictions (municipalities or departments) to downstream actors, allowing for the identification of risk exposure and the formation of public-private coalitions to manage production landscapes sustainably.

• Commercial agriculture expansion is the primary driver of forest loss in Amazonia, accounting for more than two-thirds of deforestation and forest degradation.
• Large-scale deforestation in Amazonia is projected to cause a reduction in rainfall of up to 21% by the year 2050, which would threaten water regulation essential for energy production, agriculture, transportation, and human health.
• The document proposes a 'middle-ground' approach to supply chain transparency that balances detail and scale to prioritize the connections between downstream actors and production jurisdictions for an entire commodity trade, rather than focusing on a single specific supply chain.
• The transparency modelling approach utilizes three data sources: consistent country-wide sub-national production data, per-shipment customs data for traders, and bilateral trade matrices.
• While transparency tools can identify risk exposure and priority areas for intervention, four main challenges hinder large-scale operationalization: the need for financial resources and capacity, the difficulty of mapping domestic supply chains for local consumption, the ability to track deforestation leakage, and the integration of mapping data with social and environmental impact data.
• Achieving sustainable production systems in Amazonia requires the creation of broad coalitions including growers, local governments, traders, buyers, and investors who share a stake in the region's long-term sustainability.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2016). IMPROVING SUSTAINABLE COMMODITY SUPPLY CHAINS IN AMAZONIA. http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Improving-Sustainable-Commodity-Supply-Chains-in-Amazonia.pdf

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. IMPROVING SUSTAINABLE COMMODITY SUPPLY CHAINS IN AMAZONIA. 2016. http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Improving-Sustainable-Commodity-Supply-Chains-in-Amazonia.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2016improving, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{IMPROVING SUSTAINABLE COMMODITY SUPPLY CHAINS IN AMAZONIA}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2016}, month = jul, url = {http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Improving-Sustainable-Commodity-Supply-Chains-in-Amazonia.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }