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Guidelines, strategies, regulations, resolutions and agreements, at the international, regional, national and subnational levels that configure the actions of the State.

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Niño3.4 Exceeds +2°C
In July 2026, the Niño3.4 index exceeded a +2°C sea-surface temperature anomaly in the equatorial Pacific, a threshold that Météo-France classifies as strong El Niño intensity.
El Niño 2026 Among Strongest Since 1950
Among the most intense episodes observed since 1950 could be the 2026 El Niño: six-month seasonal forecasts indicate that the Niño3.4 index will continue rising and peak in late 2026, potentially reaching very strong intensity.
El Niño Limits Atlantic Cyclone Activity
4 low-intensity, short-lived tropical systems had been observed in the 2026 Atlantic season by August 28; only Tropical Storm Dolly occurred in the main development region. Météo-France links this historically low activity to the strong El Niño an...
43%: Extraordinary Coastal El Niño in summer
43% is the estimated probability of an extraordinary Coastal El Niño in the Niño 1+2 region during the summer from December 2026 to March 2027.
58%: Very strong El Niño in Niño 3.4
58% or higher is the probability that El Niño will reach very strong magnitude in the Niño 3.4 region between September 2026 and January 2027.

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Protocol of amendment to the Amazon Cooperation Treaty

The Protocol of amendment to the Amazon Cooperation Treaty, adopted in Caracas, establishes modifications to the original treaty to strengthen regional cooperation mechanisms in the Amazon. This inter...

Law No. 26834: Law on Protected Natural Areas

The Natural Protected Areas Law (Law N° 26834) establishes the regulatory framework for the management, conservation, and administration of Natural Protected Areas in Peru. It defines these areas as ...

Peru: Regulations for the Application of Tax Benefits for Crop and/or Livestock Activities (Supreme Decree No. 055-97-EF...

This Decree sets out regulatory provisions for accessing the tax benefits established in Title II of the Agricultural Sector Promotion Law (Legislative Decree No. 885). To qualify, individuals or lega...

Constitutive Treaty of the Andean Parliament and Additional Protocol on Direct and Universal Elections

The Constitutive Treaty of the Andean Parliament establishes a common deliberative body of the Andean Integration System that represents the peoples of the Andean Community, constituted by representat...

Peru: Program PP0118 Access of rural households with subsistence economies to local markets - Haku Wiñay / Noa Jayatay

The program seeks to increase the opportunities and capacities of rural households with subsistence economies for their access to local markets. To this end, it seeks to promote rural enterprises and ...

Supreme Decree No. 157-90-EF - Peru

Regulates the operation of Municipal Savings and Credit Funds (CMAC) in the country, excluding the metropolitan area of Lima and Callao, as companies with their own legal personality under publi...

Supreme Decree No. 191-86-EF - Peru

Supreme Decree No. 191-86-EF, published on June 5, 1986, created the Peruvian Federation of Municipal Savings and Credit Funds (FEPCMAC) and established its regulatory framework.

Peru: Decree Law No. 22175 Law of Native Communities and Agrarian Development of the Jungle and the Ceja de Selva (Jungl...

The purpose of Decree Law No. 22175, Law of Native Communities and Agrarian Development of the Jungle and Ceja de Selva, is to establish an agrarian structure that promotes the integral development of...

Peru: Ministerial Resolution 120-77-PM/ONAJ - Creation of the Multisectoral Commission in charge of the National Study o...

It creates the Multisectoral Commission in charge of the National Study of the "El Niño" Phenomenon (ENFEN), a permanent, non-profit scientific and technical body dedicated to studying and analyzing ...

Implementation- Ongoing

Cartagena Agreement Agricultural Development Program

It is a regional initiative aimed at promoting sustainable, competitive, and inclusive development of the agricultural sector in the member countries of the Andean Community. Its main objective is to ...

International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV Convention)

The UPOV Convention is an international treaty that provides a legal framework for the protection of new plant varieties, granting exclusive commercial rights to the breeders. To obtain protection, a ...