55.9% and 55.4% were the rates of male and female informality in ALC (OECD, 2024).

3 out of 10 young women found employment in 2022 (OECD, 2024).

39.6% of youth employment was observed in LAC in 2022 (OECD, 2024).

This initiative is a Specific Investment Loan operation (HO-L1259) in Honduras, to be executed by ICF, aimed at conserving and restoring forest cover and associated ecosystem services in prioritized areas. Its overall objective is to conserve and restore forest cover, with specific objectives to: (i) increase adoption of forest and agroforestry practices (AFS/SPS) that expand forest cover, (ii) diversify livelihoods in community forestry, and (iii) strengthen ICF’s institutional capacity for forest conservation and management. The project targets selected municipalities in Olancho, Yoro, Atlántida, Colón and El Paraíso, prioritized through environmental and social criteria related to restoration, hydrology and climate vulnerability, among others. The components include: (I) implementation of agroforestry and silvopastoral systems through technical assistance and technology packages, (II) community forest management via business plans, integrated technical assistance and knowledge exchanges, and (III) institutional strengthening of ICF (forest registry/monitoring, wildfire risk prevention/management, regulatory updates, and land tenure-related aspects). Total financing is US$25 million (60% regular and 40% concessional ordinary capital), with Category B environmental and social classification and Substantial E&S risk, supported by required E&S management instruments (ESA/ESMP/SEP) and applicable Environmental and Social Performance Standards.

This initiative is a Technical Cooperation (PE-T1615) aimed at repositioning Peru’s main public agricultural services to promote sustainable agricultural development. It will foster partnerships with the private sector and with regional and municipal authorities, and strengthen institutional coordination through public-private collaboration mechanisms and engagement with subnational governments, reinforcing cooperative models. The TC will finance consultancies and multi-stakeholder technical dialogue spaces organized into two components: technical support for repositioning agricultural services (including studies and designs of monitoring instruments, territorial approaches, and digital technologies for strategic resources such as seeds) and the development of institutional coordination mechanisms and capacity building (leadership, negotiation, and communication). It complements IDB operations in Peru’s agricultural sector, particularly PE-L1270 (innovation and extension services) and PE-L1280 (food safety), and seeks to strengthen MIDAGRI’s steering role alongside INIA and SENASA. The IDB will execute the TC, and monitoring will track planned vs. executed procurements and delivered outputs, with annual reporting through the TCM system.

This initiative is a Technical Cooperation (HO-T1489) in Honduras aimed at contributing to the evidence base on the environmental and social effects associated with forest restoration projects. It addresses gaps in empirical evidence on effectiveness and impacts on ecosystem services (water infiltration/availability, soil erosion, carbon capture, biodiversity) and on social outcomes and rural household well-being, incorporating gender and indigenous peoples considerations. It proposes a dual approach: a retrospective analysis using data from past projects and a prospective approach in a project starting implementation, collecting baseline data for a future evaluation using quasi-experimental methods (e.g., difference-in-differences). It also finances capacity building for the design, monitoring, and evaluation of forest projects through consultancies, workshops, and events, strengthening evaluability and theories of change. The IDB will execute the TC in close coordination with the Forest Conservation Institute (ICF) and at the request of SEFIN, under the Bank’s TC and procurement policies and procedures.

The Public Policy for Young People (PPPJ 2026-2030) is the strategic instrument of the State of Costa Rica to advance the effective exercise of the rights of young people throughout the country. Built collectively from the proposals and perspectives of youth, it establishes priority actions and coordinates institutions around autonomy, comprehensive well-being, participation, and equitable access to opportunities for young people. Strategic pillars: 1) Prevention of violence: safe and protective environments for youth; 2) Mental health as a right and collective care; 3) Entrepreneurship: youth-driven momentum for economic transformation; 4) Employment: building inclusive career pathways; 5) Relevant and innovative education for human development; 6) Participation and public services for the inclusion and well-being of youth.

aw No. 15,178/2025 establishes Brazil’s National Policy for Youth and Rural Succession and its corresponding National Plan. The law integrates actions to secure rights, promote productive inclusion, and ensure the permanence of rural youth in agricultural territories, providing access to land, credit, education, infrastructure, political participation, and technical training. Its central objective is to strengthen family farming, foster generational succession, and support sustainable rural development across Brazil.

The Integrated Rurality Management Strategy (EGIR) of the Metropolitan District of Quito is a programmatic framework that guides investment, territorial governance, and intersectoral coordination to strengthen sustainable rural development. It includes a specific axis aimed at improving retention and participation of rural youth, addressing gaps in education, employment, cultural identity and migration, and outlining policies to ensure economic and social opportunities for rural young people.

This initiative is a Specific Investment Loan operation (HO-L1259) in Honduras, to be executed by ICF, aimed at conserving and restoring forest cover and associated ecosystem services in prioritized areas. Its overall objective is to conserve and restore forest cover, with specific objectives to: (i) increase adoption of forest and agroforestry practices (AFS/SPS) that expand forest cover, (ii) diversify livelihoods in community forestry, and (iii) strengthen ICF’s institutional capacity for forest conservation and management. The project targets selected municipalities in Olancho, Yoro, Atlántida, Colón and El Paraíso, prioritized through environmental and social criteria related to restoration, hydrology and climate vulnerability, among others. The components include: (I) implementation of agroforestry and silvopastoral systems through technical assistance and technology packages, (II) community forest management via business plans, integrated technical assistance and knowledge exchanges, and (III) institutional strengthening of ICF (forest registry/monitoring, wildfire risk prevention/management, regulatory updates, and land tenure-related aspects). Total financing is US$25 million (60% regular and 40% concessional ordinary capital), with Category B environmental and social classification and Substantial E&S risk, supported by required E&S management instruments (ESA/ESMP/SEP) and applicable Environmental and Social Performance Standards.

This initiative seeks to strengthen sustainable agroforestry productive systems in coffee farms that contribute to the closure of the agricultural frontier for deforestation reduction and income generation for small rural producers. The project includes the establishment of approximately 2,000 hectares of agroforestry systems through planting 500,000 forest trees, strengthening 600 hectares of existing coffee plantations, and strengthening the productive process for environmental impact reduction. A gender-focused agroforestry extension program will be implemented including technical training, commercial plans and voluntary zero deforestation agreements. The initiative will benefit small coffee producers in the departments of Cesar, Magdalena, Santander and Norte de Santander, prioritizing vulnerable populations, indigenous, Afro-Colombian and peasant communities with a minimum of 25% women participation.

Solidarity Communities is an intervention that seeks to provide comprehensive care to families and people facing higher levels of poverty and social exclusion in urban and rural areas of the country. It is a government program that seeks to materialize the effective exercise of population rights and is contained within the Universal Social Protection System. It comprises non-contributory interventions that allow expanding basic capacities and promoting equal opportunities for people, communities and households in conditions of extreme poverty and social exclusion. It is developed through four strategic axes: human capital, basic social infrastructure, income generation and territorial management.