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This file examines the country of our environment around the Latin the United States and the Caribbean zone, in the UNEP's international surroundings Outlook (GEO) approach. concerns mentioned contain: history concerns and occasions when it comes to the region's environmental debate, together with the Brundtland document and the influence of inhabitants development, monetary progress and ecological traits; key issues similar to agricultural construction, land tenure and land degradation; forestry and deforestation; biodiversity; freshwater assets; coastal and marine parts; pollution and weather switch; urbanisation; traditional failures and the effect at the zone; and environmental well-being concerns; coverage responses to environmental difficulties; and nearby improvement eventualities.
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Población urbano-rural, 1950-2025”, Boletín Demográfico (Santiago, Chile), No. cl, consulted on 1 July 2002). Latina y el Caribe), 2003: Panorama social de América Latina 2002-2003, CEPAL, Santiago, Chile. ta 1999, Latinbarómetro, Santiago, Chile. net, consulted on 7 January 2003). ● —, 2002b: Situación y perspectivas. , US. económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2001-2002, CEPAL, Santiago, Chile. ● PAHO, 1998: Health in the Americas, Latina 2001-2002, CEPAL, Santiago, Chile. , US. ● —, 2002c: Balance preliminar de las economías de América Latina y el Caribe 2002, CEPAL, Santiago, Chile.
In the Caribbean, on the contrary, the gases captured in reforestation and forestry plantations account for 55 per cent of the emissions generated by the other two sectors. 3 per cent of the methane from anthropogenic sources, especially livestock. 0 per cent in Mexico (see the section on Atmosphere). Carbon dioxide emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean (in equivalent carbon tonnes), 1990-1996 * Region Latin America and the Caribbean (30) Caribbean (12) Mesoamerica (7) South America (11) Energy 798,262 45,473 318,720 434,069 Industrial Processes 49,498 6,443 14,356 28,699 Land use change and forestry 241,034 -28,355 111,418 157,971 * The year 1994 is taken as a reference, with the following exceptions (due to data availability): 1990 for Antigua and Barbuda, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Mexico, Ecuador and Venezuela; 1995 for Honduras and 1996 for Costa Rica.
Agricultural technology has increased production throughout the region, but environmental costs have been high. 2 million tonnes between 1970 and 2000 (FAO, 2002c). 7 million to a moderate or severe degree). Organic material stored in the soil is an important indicator of the health of the agricultural ecosystem. 2 million km of agricultural land in Latin America and the Caribbean contain some 59,000 million tonnes of carbon in the top metre of soil, equal to 15 per cent of the world total of agricultural land carbon.