Urgen políticas de manejo del nitrógeno

The policy brief highlights the risks of improper nitrogen use in Latin American agriculture and wastewater management, advocating for evidence-based policies to prevent soil degradation and water contamination. It details a research project by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) and the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) to monitor nitrogen cycles and develop management tools across several American countries.

• According to IPBES scientists, soil degradation and climate change are projected to reduce global crop yields by an average of 10 percent by 2050, potentially triggering the migration of 50 to 700 million people, primarily from Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central America, and South America.
• Excessive application of nitrogen fertilizers without agronomic or environmental criteria leads to soil degradation and water contamination, while poor agricultural practices can cause nitrogen to escape into the environment, impacting human health.
• Wastewater treatment in South America is critically low, with only 20 percent of domestic wastewater treated. Failure to increase and optimize treatment plants could result in the amount of nitrogen reaching coasts tripling by 2050.
• The IAI-supported project 'Ciclo del nitrógeno en América Latina: impulsores, impactos y vulnerabilidades' has developed tools including regional emission maps and impact models to quantify nitrogen flows and has measured biological nitrogen fixation in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). Urgen políticas de manejo del nitrógeno. https://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/uploads/Policybrief_Balance-en-el-nitro%CC%81geno-del-suelo_CRN3005.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Urgen políticas de manejo del nitrógeno. n.d. https://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/uploads/Policybrief_Balance-en-el-nitro%CC%81geno-del-suelo_CRN3005.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchndurgen, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Urgen políticas de manejo del nitrógeno}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {https://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/uploads/Policybrief_Balance-en-el-nitro%CC%81geno-del-suelo_CRN3005.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }