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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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European Union Living with Dignity grant fund framework

The EU-UNOPS Livelihoods Grant Facility was established in 2020 to efficiently channel funding to promote development-oriented strategies and deliver it to new, recurring, and protracted displacement ...

Agreement 026-2017 Establishing the Department of Forest Health and Sanitation in Honduras

Agreement 026-2017 creates the Department of Forest Health and Health in Honduras, whose main functions are: Develop the Annual Prevention and Protection Plan against forest pests and diseases; Design...

2019-2023 World Bank Group Cooperation Framework with Ecuador (ESP)

The World Bank Group's (WBG) Country Cooperation Framework (CCF) for fiscal years 2019-2023 is the first CCF to be prepared for the country in the last 12 years. The ECF has been prepared at a pivotal...

FAO Council, 163rd Session - The 10 Elements of Agroecology

The 10 elements of agroecology was reviewed at its 127th session by the Program Committee, which decided that it should be submitted to the Council for consideration and approval at its 163rd session.

Decision of the Conference of the Parties to the Paris Agreement COP28, UAE, UNFCCC

The countries agreed to reduce global emissions by 43% by 2030, accelerate the transition from fossil to renewable energy and increase funding for climate change adaptation. The resolution also set a ...

WTO Agreement on Customs Valuation

Its objective is to establish an equitable, uniform and neutral system of customs valuation of goods: a system that adjusts to commercial realities and that prohibits the use of arbitrary or fictitiou...

Free Trade Agreement between Central America and the United States (CAFTA)

The Free Trade Agreement between Central America and the United States (CAFTA) was negotiated between January of 2003 and January of 2004. Upon the incorporation of the Dominican Republic in July of 2...

Treaty among the Republics of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras for the Implementation of the Trifinio Plan

The Treaty between the Republics of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras for the Execution of the Trifinio Plan is a formalized agreement between these countries with the objective of implementing the...

Final agreement for the termination of the conflict and the construction of a stable and lasting peace

The Final Agreement recognizes, without any discrimination, the primacy of human rights, inalienable rights of the person as the foundation of coexistence in the public and private spheres, and the fa...

Treaty of the Plata Basin

The Plata Basin Treaty, signed by Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, focuses on the harmonious development and physical integration of the basin and its areas of influence, promoting co...

Tegucigalpa Protocol to the letter of the Organization of Central American States (ODECA)

The Tegucigalpa Protocol to the Charter of the Organization of Central American States (ODECA) is an agreement signed by the presidents of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and P...

WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge

The treaty introduces a disclosure requirement for patent applications based on genetic resources and/or traditional knowledge. Applicants must disclose the country of origin or source of these resour...