3.7% to 4.9% of regional GDP is the estimated average annual equivalent of climate investment through 2030 in LAC (ECLAC, 2025).

US$2.1 to US$2.8 trillion is the estimated range of cumulative investment through 2030 in LAC to meet climate commitments, per the report (ECLAC, 2025).

12% would be the region’s productivity increase even if it reached the reported reference levels (ECLAC, 2025).

Innovation project aimed at developing and validating a pilot process for the bioconversion of organic waste through controlled insect farming to produce biofertilizers and protein pellets intended to improve agricultural productivity and animal nutrition. The initiative is implemented in the Tarapacá Region and seeks to promote sustainable agrifood systems in arid areas through waste valorization, the use of insect biomass, improved soil fertility, and the production of locally sourced agricultural and livestock inputs.

nvestment initiative aimed at improving market access for small-scale rural producers by promoting productive alliances between producer organizations and buyers, strengthening self-managed grassroots organizations, increasing access to productive assets, technology and financial services, and fostering environmentally sustainable, climate-resilient production practices, with an emphasis on efficient irrigation water use.

A non-reimbursable technical cooperation aimed at improving agricultural profitability and environmental sustainability in the Peruvian Amazon through a PhyGital (physical and digital) platform that combines AI-based personalized agronomic advisory with traceable distribution of agricultural inputs for small cacao producers in the provinces of Juanjui and Tocache (San Martín). The initiative integrates blockchain-based digital identity, a decentralized network of local entrepreneurs called "Inges Agrayu" with a gender focus, and satellite deforestation monitoring, targeting a 19% productivity increase and a 17% reduction in the local deforestation rate. It was selected through the Amazonía BioBuilders call (RG-O1711) and is framed within the IDB Group's Amazonía Siempre Program, with a projected scale-up to over 20,000 producer families across the Amazon region.

SENASA Resolution 199/2026 approves a new regulatory framework for the human and animal food-safety assessment of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their derived products in Argentina. The regulation modernizes the framework in force since 2002 and introduces a science-based, risk-hypothesis approach that allows information requirements to be tailored to the characteristics of each case and focuses the assessment on aspects relevant to ensuring the safety of food and feed. The National Service for Agri-Food Health and Quality (SENASA), through the Risk Strategy and Analysis Directorate under the National Directorate for Agri-Food Safety and Quality, is the competent authority responsible for conducting the assessments. The Resolution establishes application requirements, scientific principles and criteria, risk-assessment procedures for plant GMOs, confidentiality protections, evaluation mechanisms and penalties for non-compliance. It repeals SENASA Resolution 412/2002 and complements Argentina's updated national regulatory framework governing activities involving genetically modified organisms.

Legislative Decree No. 510 creates the Salvadoran Blue Economy Authority (ASEA) and establishes the legal and institutional framework for the design, implementation and execution of public policies on fisheries, aquaculture and related activities in El Salvador under a blue economy approach. ASEA is an autonomous public-law technical institution with legal personality and its own assets, attached to the Ministry of Economy, and serves as the governing authority for the fisheries and aquaculture sector. Its responsibilities include regulating the sustainable use of hydrobiological resources, authorizing, monitoring and inspecting fisheries and aquaculture activities, granting, suspending and revoking authorizations and licenses, applying preventive measures and sanctions, strengthening product traceability, quality and safety, and promoting sustainable value-chain development, innovation, scientific research, technology transfer, market access and coordination with public institutions, the private sector and international organizations. The framework seeks to contribute to food and nutrition security, economic growth, employment and income generation and the rational use of marine and freshwater resources without compromising environmental conservation.

Resolution 255/2026 of Argentina's Ministry of Economy updates the regulatory framework applicable to activities involving genetically modified organisms (GMOs), including derived products and by-products, intended for agricultural, agri-food and agro-industrial uses. The regulation requires prior authorization for the release of regulated GMOs into agroecosystems and establishes procedures for experimental activities and commercial authorization. Depending on the nature and proposed use of the GMO, commercialization may require environmental risk assessment, human and animal food safety assessment and an assessment of impacts on production and commercialization, with defined processing deadlines and the possibility of simultaneous evaluations. The regulation also establishes an optional Prior Consultation Procedure, coordination mechanisms among competent authorities, inspection and control measures, intervention of materials, permit revocation and other measures for non-compliance. It repeals Resolution 763/2011 and designates the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries as the enforcement authority.

nvestment initiative aimed at improving market access for small-scale rural producers by promoting productive alliances between producer organizations and buyers, strengthening self-managed grassroots organizations, increasing access to productive assets, technology and financial services, and fostering environmentally sustainable, climate-resilient production practices, with an emphasis on efficient irrigation water use.

Saint Lucia Sea Moss Value Chain Strengthening Project through the implementation of sustainable cultivation frameworks. It focuses on technology transfer, the recovery of local ecological knowledge, and the creation of governance mechanisms to balance the economic livelihoods of coastal communities with the conservation of marine ecosystems

This project aimed to strengthen the participation of indigenous communities in Guatemala in biodiversity governance and sustainable use of medicinal plants. Through collaboration between academic institutions and Maya councils of elders, the project documented traditional medicinal knowledge, supported the conservation of threatened plant species, and strengthened local capacities to implement Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) mechanisms under the Convention on Biological Diversity. The initiative contributed to linking biodiversity conservation, community health, scientific research, and the protection of traditional knowledge.