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Policy frameworks

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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Food and post-production costs (2025)
Post-farmgate activities account for 70 to 75 percent of what consumers pay. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).
Average cost of a healthy diet in LAC (2025)
The average cost of a healthy diet in Latin America and the Caribbean was $4.91 purchasing power parity (PPP) per person per day. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2026).
Global average cost of a healthy diet (2025)
The global average cost of a healthy diet rose to $4.28 purchasing power parity (PPP) per person per day. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).
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World population with food insecurity (2025)
Around 2.1 billion people (25.8% of the world's population) experienced moderate or severe food insecurity in 2025. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2026).

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National Strategy for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity and Action Plan (ENBPA) 2011-2020

The National Strategy for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity and Action Plan (ENBPA) 2011-2020 is a policy instrument that establishes the vision, mission, principles and national object...

Constitution of the Dominican Republic

Article 15.- Water resources. Water constitutes strategic national heritage for public use, inalienable, imprescriptible, unseizable and essential for life. Human consumption of water has priority ove...

Intended Nationally Determined Contribution of the Dominican Republic (INDC-DR)

The Intended Nationally Determined Contribution of the Dominican Republic establishes the country's commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change, aligne...

Law No. 157 on Agricultural Insurance in the Dominican Republic

La Ley establece un sistema de aseguramiento para los productores agropecuarios del país, con el objetivo de proteger sus inversiones frente a fenómenos naturales no controlables. Este seguro busca ...

NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS: Second national communication of the Dominican Republic

This National Communication is the second effort to incorporate the issue of climate change on the agenda of the day at the local, regional and national levels, and large mitigation investments have b...

Policies for the Effective Management of the National System of Protected Areas of the Dominican Republic

The Policies for the Effective Management of the National System of Protected Areas establish the strategic guidelines to strengthen the conservation and sustainable management of protected areas in t...

Resolution No. 06/2004 creating the Regulation of the Environmental Permits and Licenses System

Resolution No. 06/2004 establishes the Regulation of the Environmental Permits and Licenses System, creates procedures for the environmental assessment of existing facilities and new projects, and def...

NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS: First national communication of the Dominican Republic

In its First National Communication, the Dominican Republic presents the climate change mitigation and adaptation studies, guided by a consultation carried out with the main actors at the public, priv...

General Law of the Environment and Natural Resources law 64 (Dominican Republic)

The law establishes the standards for the conservation, protection, improvement and restoration of the environment and natural resources, ensuring their sustainable use. Likewise, it establishes a gen...

Promotion of Free Zones-Dominican Republic

Law 8-90 on the Promotion of Free Zones in the Dominican Republic aims to promote the establishment of new free zones and the growth of existing ones, regulating their operation and development. It de...

Law No. 231 Seed Law in the Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Seed Law No. 231 establishes a legal framework for the production, processing and trade of seeds in the country. The law defines what is considered a seed, establishes a National Re...

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 ...