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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.

DID YOU KNOW?

Global biodiversity hotspots
33% of global biodiversity hotspots are located in grassland regions threatened by agricultural expansion (Kan et al., 2026).
Global terrestrial carbon
Between 20% and 35% of the world's terrestrial carbon is stored in grasslands, ecosystems currently under increasing agricultural pressure (Kan et al., 2026).
Change of land use
6% of global land use change is attributed individually to countries such as Russia, India, China, and the United States (Kan et al., 2026).
Ecosystem conversion
13% of the global conversion of natural ecosystems is concentrated in Brazil, the country with the highest recorded proportion (Kan et al., 2026).
Conversion of grasslands and wetlands
The conversion of grasslands and wetlands to agriculture is progressing almost 4 times faster than deforestation worldwide (Kan et al., 2026).

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The President's climate action plan

The President's Climate Action Plan establishes an ambitious strategy to address climate change and promote energy sustainability nationally and internationally. The plan focuses on three key pillars:...

NDC: Nationally Determined Contribution of the United States (after returning as a signatory to the Paris Agreement).

After a careful process involving analysis and consultation across the United States federal government and with leaders in state, local, and tribal governments, the United States is setting an econom...

USDA Building Blocks for Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry

On April 23, 2015, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Building Blocks for Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry. This plan is designed to hel...

Kentucky Department of Agriculture releases poultry farms from bird flu quarantine

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture has released two poultry farms in the state from the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) quarantine.

Joint Declaration on open and predictable trade in agricultural products and foodstuffs

At the General Council of the World Trade Organisation, a group of countries signed their trade commitment to ensure food security in the midst of COVID 19 and the armed conflict between Russia and Uk...

The USA and Banks Announce Food Security Plan/n

The goal of the plan is to address a global food security crisis exacerbated by Russia's war in Ukraine. Among the plan's measures are: supporting farmers, addressing the fertilizer supply crisis, and...

Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)

The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program was created under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), which amended the Clean Air Act (CAA). The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) furthe...

Biofuel Producer Relief Payments Program

This program authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make payments to U.S.-based producers of advanced, cellulosic, or conventional biofuel, biomassbased diesel, or renewable fuel to offset unexpec...

AgSTAR: Biogas Recovery in the Agriculture Sector programme

AgSTAR is a collaborative program sponsored by EPA and USDA that promotes the use of biogas recovery systems to reduce methane emissions from livestock waste

United States: Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)

Meets the objective of the regulation and definition of blending mandates and inclusion of minimum GHG emission performance thresholds during the life cycle of biofuels produced domestically.

United States: California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS)

The main objective of this legislation is to decarbonize the transportation sector through the use of low-carbon alternative fuels such as ethanol, biojet and biodiesel, as well as cleaner-burning fos...

United States: Oregon Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS)

The policy goal of the program is to reduce the carbon intensity of Oregons transportation fuels. Beginning in 2016, the DEQ established annual average carbon intensity reduction standards that extend...