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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.

DID YOU KNOW?

Agriculture outweighs agtech VC
4% of global GDP is roughly accounted for by agriculture, above the 1.3% share of global early-stage venture-capital funding attracted by agtech companies in 2024.
Agtech attracts little VC
1.3% of global early-stage venture-capital funding was attracted by agricultural technology companies in 2024.
Yield research funding rises
US$9 billion went to new research into boosting farm yields, up from US$2.5 billion in 2016.
Super El Niño risk
30-40% is AccuWeather’s estimated probability that the event could evolve into a rare “Super El Niño”, with conditions potentially lasting through 2026 and even into 2027.
Fewer Atlantic named storms
11 to 16 named storms are projected by AccuWeather for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season; with El Niño arriving early, the forecast is leaning closer to 11 than to 16.

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National REDD+ Strategy Panama

The National REDD+ Strategy is a management instrument, of national scope, of a voluntary nature, which seeks to contribute to the reduction of global carbon emissions from of deforestation and forest...

Global Methane Pledge

The Pledge aims to catalyze global action and strengthen support for existing international methane emission reduction initiatives to advance technical and policy work that will serve to underpin Part...

Message #10 Food Systems Summit - Climate Change

Food production systems are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. The challenges imposed by climate change make it essential to focus efforts on adaptation, in order to gua...

Honduras Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC-HN)

The Honduras Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC-HN) is a document that establishes the country's commitments and goals to address climate change, both in mitigation and adaptation, with a compreh...

Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) for Sustainable Cattle Ranching in Colombia

The sustainable cattle ranching NAMA is a public policy aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions generated by meat and milk supply chains, and increasing the amount of carbon stored in agro-ecosyste...

Peru's Nationally Determined Contributions: Update Report for the 2021-2030 period

Peru's updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) for the 2021-2030 period establish the country's commitment to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change within the framework of the Paris A...

NDC: Nationally Determined Contribution of Panama

Panama's NDC is built on three key aspirations: the commitment to generate a climate policy that is not generic, but has measurable, verifiable and reportable indicators to prioritise and evaluate pol...

Peru: First Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)

In order to comply with Peru's international commitments, the State has formulated its NDCs for adaptation to climate change. These results have been obtained through participatory processes and the p...

Costa Rica's National Bioeconomy Strategy 2020-2030

In line with the 2018 World Bioeconomy Summit, this strategy defines the bioeconomy as the production, utilization, conservation and regeneration of biological resources, including the knowledge, scie...

Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) for Sustainable and Low Emission Livestock under Grazing Conditions in M...

The NAMA GS+MEXICO is a proposal developed by IICA in coordination with 44 Mexican institutions to transform traditional extensive livestock farming towards sustainable and low-emission systems. The i...

Mexico's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC): 2020-2030 Update

Mexico's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), updated in 2020, constitutes the country's commitment to the Paris Agreement to reduce its Greenhouse Gas emissions and adapt to climate change durin...

Law 27520 that creates the national climate change cabinet in Argentina

Law 27,520 establishes the minimum budgets for adaptation and mitigation to global climate change, with the objective of guaranteeing the protection of the environment and promoting sustainable develo...