La Amazonía y los bosques tropicales: sus implicaciones globales y acciones urgentes necesarias

This conceptual note from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) and FAPESP outlines a proposal to coordinate innovative actions and projects to protect the Amazon region. It emphasizes the critical role of the Amazon in global climate and biodiversity, the threats posed by deforestation and illegal activities, and the necessity of integrating indigenous knowledge and transdisciplinary approaches to sustain the ecosystem and human health.

• The Amazon region is a critical global ecological asset, containing approximately 67% of the world's remaining tropical forests and accounting for 17% of global photosynthesis. It stores about 120 billion tons of carbon, which is equivalent to ten years of total global fossil fuel combustion, and provides 20% of the freshwater supply to the ocean.
• The Amazon supports roughly 38.7 million people, including 420 distinct indigenous peoples who speak 86 languages and 650 dialects. The destruction of these communities results in the loss of traditional knowledge essential for a holistic understanding of tropical forests.
• The ecosystem faces urgent, interconnected threats including climate change, unregulated agriculture, illegal wildlife trade, and illegal gold mining. Industrial-scale deforestation and biodiversity loss are linked to the potential release of thousands of unknown pathogens and the emergence of diseases such as SARS-CoV-2, zika, and monkeypox.
• The proposal aims to coordinate transdisciplinary projects aligned with Sustainable Development Goal 15 and various international conventions (such as CITES, Ramsar, and the UNFCCC). Key priorities include regional and global cooperation, improving institutional capacities at local, municipal, and state levels, and making Amazon-related data open and interoperable.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). La Amazonía y los bosques tropicales: sus implicaciones globales y acciones urgentes necesarias. http://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/Nota%20conceptual_Esp%202022-06-22-IAI-FAPESP.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. La Amazonía y los bosques tropicales: sus implicaciones globales y acciones urgentes necesarias. n.d. http://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/Nota%20conceptual_Esp%202022-06-22-IAI-FAPESP.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchndamazona, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{La Amazonía y los bosques tropicales: sus implicaciones globales y acciones urgentes necesarias}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {http://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/Nota%20conceptual_Esp%202022-06-22-IAI-FAPESP.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }