The Economic Case for Landscape Restoration in Latin America

Degraded lands account for over 20% of forest and agricultural lands in Latin America and the Caribbean, with 300 million hectares of degraded forests and 350 million hectares of deforested land. Landscape restoration is proposed to address pressures from the growing agriculture and forestry sectors and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• In Latin America and the Caribbean, degraded lands—defined as lands that have lost natural productivity due to human activity—make up more than 20 percent of agricultural and forest lands. Specifically, 300 million hectares of forests are degraded and 350 million hectares are deforested.
• The agriculture and forestry sectors are increasing pressure on natural areas, a trend expected to continue as the region becomes more critical for global food security. Furthermore, land degradation is a primary cause of greenhouse gas emissions in the region, and forest and landscape restoration is presented as a solution.

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World Resources Institute (n.d.). The Economic Case for Landscape Restoration in Latin America. https://www.wri.org/data/infographic-economic-case-landscape-restoration-latin-america

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World Resources Institute. The Economic Case for Landscape Restoration in Latin America. n.d. https://www.wri.org/data/infographic-economic-case-landscape-restoration-latin-america.

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@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendeconomic, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{The Economic Case for Landscape Restoration in Latin America}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/data/infographic-economic-case-landscape-restoration-latin-america}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }