La biodiversidad como eje de la agricultura

The statement by Friends of the Earth International highlights the critical role of agrobiodiversity and agroecology in sustaining life and mitigating the climate crisis. It contrasts the sustainable practices of peasant and indigenous communities with the industrial agricultural model, which it claims causes massive deforestation, genetic erosion, and high greenhouse gas emissions. The document calls for a transition toward sustainable food systems based on food sovereignty and social justice.

• Industrial agriculture is a major contributor to the climate crisis and biodiversity loss, with estimates suggesting it is responsible for between 44% and 57% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Furthermore, approximately 90% of global deforestation is linked to the expansion of agricultural and livestock activities.
• The shift toward commercial and transgenic crops has led to a significant loss of agricultural genetic diversity, with nearly 75% of this diversity disappearing over the last century. Additionally, about 75% of food crops rely at least partially on pollinators, making them vital for ecological and economic sustainability.
• Agroecology serves as a sustainable alternative that reduces dependence on industrial chemicals and synthetic fertilizers, helps restore soil organic matter, and increases carbon sequestration capacity, thereby mitigating climate change effects.
• In Costa Rica, pineapple monocultures have caused biodiversity loss by replacing forests and agricultural lands, fragmenting habitats, and degrading soil fertility through the excessive use of agrochemicals, which increases community vulnerability to extreme weather events.
• In Mozambique, the Mabu forest demonstrates the viability of community forest management and agroecology as strategies to protect water and fertile soils while resisting the expansion of industrial rubber monocultures.

APA

Porras, M., Nogueiras, I., Marien, N., Fandel, G., & Ronsain, O. (2025). La biodiversidad como eje de la agricultura. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/FOEI_Agriculture-and-Biodiversity_ES_v4.pdf

Chicago

Porras, Mariana, Inés Nogueiras, Nele Marien, Ghislaine Fandel, and Olivia Ronsain. La biodiversidad como eje de la agricultura. Friends of the Earth International, 2025. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/FOEI_Agriculture-and-Biodiversity_ES_v4.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{porras2025biodiversidad, author = {Porras, Mariana and Nogueiras, Inés and Marien, Nele and Fandel, Ghislaine and Ronsain, Olivia}, title = {{La biodiversidad como eje de la agricultura}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2025}, month = sep, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/FOEI_Agriculture-and-Biodiversity_ES_v4.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }