Acrocomia aculeata as feedstock

The study identifies significant current potential for cultivating Acrocomia aculeata in Latin America, particularly in Central America, the Caribbean, northern Colombia, Venezuela, southern Brazil, and eastern Paraguay. However, it warns that many suitable areas are already used for agriculture or have high conservation value, and that under the IPCC A2A 'business as usual' scenario, most suitable growing areas could severely decline or disappear by 2080.

• Current abiotic environmental conditions in Latin America offer high potential for cultivating Acrocomia aculeata, with core distribution regions located in Central America (including the Caribbean, northern Colombia, and Venezuela) and southern Brazil and eastern Paraguay.
• A significant portion of the areas identified as medium to highly suitable for the palm are currently occupied by agricultural production or land types with high carbon sequestration and conservation value.
• Projections based on the IPCC A2A 'business as usual' emission scenario indicate that the majority of suitable growing areas for Acrocomia aculeata may either disappear entirely or severely decline in extent by the year 2080.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2016). Acrocomia aculeata as feedstock. https://www.sei.org/publications/acrocomia-aculea-as-feedstock/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Acrocomia aculeata as feedstock. 2016. https://www.sei.org/publications/acrocomia-aculea-as-feedstock/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2016acrocomia, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Acrocomia aculeata as feedstock}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2016}, month = jun, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/acrocomia-aculea-as-feedstock/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }