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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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Caribbean lags: 45% of SDG targets regressing
the Caribbean has the lowest share of targets on track for fulfillment (13%), compared to 19% in South America and 18% in Central America and Mexico. Some 45% of Caribbean targets show stagnation or regression — the highest share among the three su...
LAC on track to meet only 19% of SDG targets
the region is on track to meet only 19% of the 2030 Agenda targets at the current pace — down from 23% estimated the previous year. Some 42% of targets are advancing in the right direction but too slowly, while 39% are stagnant or regressing compar...
FAO: 40-day conflict may cut fertilizer applicatio
FAO's Maximo Torero warns that high fertilizer costs and prolonged conflict may force farmers to cut inputs and plantings. A 20% reduction in fertilizers could slash yields by 25%, as costs now consume half of smallholder budgets.
FAO: Vegetable oil up 5.1%, sugar up 7.2% in March
Vegetable oil prices increased 5.1% in March, marking a third consecutive monthly rise, while sugar prices jumped 7.2% to their highest level since October 2025. Both increases are linked to rising energy costs driven by the Iran war and disruptions ...
FAO: Food Price Index rises 2.4% in March
FAO's Food Price Index rose 2.4% in March 2026, reaching its highest level since September of the previous year. The increase reflects the impact of higher energy costs linked to the Iran war, which disrupted the Strait of Hormuz and pushed crude ben...

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Central American strategy for territorial rural development

ECADERT is a regional strategy that seeks to promote integral and sustainable rural development in Central America. The strategy is based on the principles of inclusion, participation and sustainabili...

ICT Plan 2018 - 2022: The Digital Future Belongs to Everyone

The objective of the "Digital Future Belongs to All" policy is to close the digital divide and prepare for digital transformation as a gateway to the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4RI). This will be a...

Sectoral Framework for Food Security

The Sectoral Framework for Food Security is part of the twenty Sectoral Frameworks developed within the framework of document GN-2670-1 and which, as a whole, provide a comprehensive vision of the dev...

Convention on Biological Diversity

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is an international treaty whose main objective is the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity worldwide. It was adopted at the Earth Summ...

Peru: Agrarian Emergency Plan (Ministerial Resolution No. 0140-2022-MIDAGRI)

Within the framework of the Emergency Declaration of the Agrarian and Irrigation Sector at national level.

Panama - Law No. 127 Measures for the development of family farming in Panama

The objective of this law is to establish the institutionality of family farming that recognizes the National Family Agriculture Plan as part of a state policy, guaranteeing its economic, social, inst...

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international treaty signed in 1992, which entered into force in 1994. Its primary purpose is to address the global challenges ...

El Salvador National Action Plan 2018-2020

Since 2009, the Government of El Salvador has been promoting concrete actions to ensure that the Salvadoran population adopts a culture based on transparency and accountability in the exercise of Stat...

Central American Convention on Climate Change

The Central American Convention on Climate Change constitutes a regional effort of Central American nations to address in a collaborative and coordinated manner the challenges imposed by climate chang...

Argentina: GanAR Plan

Argentina's Cattle Raising Plan 2022-2023 seeks to increase beef production in an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable manner; and competitiveness in meat, milk and by-products.

General Law of Climate Change of Mexico

The General Climate Change Law of Mexico is a comprehensive regulatory framework that regulates mitigation and adaptation actions to climate change throughout the national territory. This law establis...

Adaptation strategy and mitigation actions for the province of Lima to climate change.

The Adaptation and Mitigation Strategy for the province of Lima is a document that establishes a framework for the implementation of climate change adaptation and mitigation actions in the province of...