Deforestation in the MERCOSUR Countries: A comparative analysis of trends, policies, and governance (2000–2024)

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dc.creatorPiñeiro, Valeria
dc.creatorPapendieck, Sabine
dc.creatorElverdin, Pablo
dc.creatorIllescas, Nelson
dc.creatorJorge, Nicolás
dc.creatorMingoti, Rafael
dc.creatorda Silveira, Hilton Luis Ferraz
dc.creatorCampos, Silvia Kanadani
dc.creatorda Pereira, Vanessa da Fonseca
dc.date2025-09-05
dc.date2025-09-08T18:59:43Z
dc.date2025-09-08T18:59:43Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:38:48Z
dc.descriptionThe countries of MERCOSUR—Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay (ABPU)—are home to some of South America's most vital and diverse forest ecosystems. These include the globally significant Amazon rainforest, the biodiversity-rich Cerrado savannah, and the expansive and carbon-dense Gran Chaco dry forests. Together, these ecosystems regulate hydrological cycles, support endemic biodiversity, store vast amounts of carbon, and provide critical ecosystem services to rural and urban populations alike. The importance of these forests extends beyond their ecological functions. They are central to the region's climate commitments under the Paris Agreement, to global biodiversity targets under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and to the livelihoods and cultural heritage of indigenous and rural communities. Moreover, forests are increasingly linked with international trade and investment. The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), for example, imposes new traceability requirements on commodities linked to land-use change, and the EU-MERCOSUR partnership agreement with its trade and sustainable development chapter, further elevating the geopolitical and economic relevance of forest governance in the MERCOSUR countries.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/176401
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/110462
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/174402
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourcePiñeiro, Valeria; Papendieck, Sabine; Elverdin, Pablo; Illescas, Nelson; Jorge, Nicolás; Mingoti, Rafael; et al. 2025. Deforestation in the MERCOSUR Countries: A comparative analysis of trends, policies, and governance (2000–2024). LAC Working Paper 38. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176401
dc.subjectdeforestation
dc.subjectbiodiversity
dc.subjecttrade agreements
dc.subjectland-use change
dc.subjectdevelopment
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.titleDeforestation in the MERCOSUR Countries: A comparative analysis of trends, policies, and governance (2000–2024)
dc.typeWorking Paper

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