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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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People in a h. phase of food insecurity (ECU)
5,136,000 people were in a heightened phase of food insecurity in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food crisis (Ecuador)
2,447,000 people were in a food crisis situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food emergencies (Ecuador)
95,000 people found themselves in a food emergency situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
Vulnerability of livestock in Colombia
Between 25% and 30% of the 1,345,000 head of cattle are exposed to disease, death and loss of pastures, with the greatest impact in Arauca, Arauquita and Tame, Colombia. (Fundación Corocoras, 2026).
Impact of climate on agricultural land (COL)
In Arauca, Colombia, there are approximately 482,631 hectares dedicated to agricultural activities at risk due to permanent exposure to flooding. (Fundación Cocoras, 2026).

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Joint Regulatory Instruction No. 1 of January 29, 2020 establishing an environmental fine conversion mechanism

This regulation governs the procedures for converting environmental fines in Brazil. It establishes a mechanism to replace fine payments with services for preserving, improving, and recovering environ...

Law No. 18471: Animal Protection, Welfare and Ownership Uruguay

Regulatory framework that establishes provisions for the protection and welfare of animals in Uruguay, regulating their responsible ownership. Determines the obligations of animal owners, including co...

Decree No. 9,179 of October 23, 2017 establishing an Environmental Fine Conversion Program

This decree modifies Decree No. 6,514 of 2008 to establish the Environmental Fine Conversion Program in Brazil. It allows fines for environmental infractions to be converted into services for preserva...

Supreme Decree No. 3318 – Regulations of Law No. 906, General Coca Law

Supreme Decree No. 3318 aims to regulate Law No. 906, which regulates the revaluation, production, circulation, transportation, marketing, consumption, research, industrialization and promotion of coc...

Resolution No. 0087 - Mandatory use of footwear disinfection systems in seaports to prevent the entry of Fusarium oxyspo...

Phytosanitary standard establishing the mandatory use of footwear disinfection systems for passengers and crew members of vessels entering Ecuador through seaports and port terminals, in order to prev...

Peru: Regulation of Milk and Dairy Products - Supreme Decree No. 007-2017-MINAGRI

The main objective of the Regulation is to establish the sanitary and quality requirements that milk and dairy products intended for human consumption in Peru must meet. This regulation applies to bot...

Compendium of Regulations and Procedures for Environmental Authorizations of the Dominican Republic

The Compendium of Regulations and Procedures for Environmental Authorizations is a technical-normative instrument developed by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources that systematizes the r...

Peru: Regulation on Environmental Infringements and Sanctions in the Agricultural Sector (D.S N° 017-2012-AG)

The purpose of the Regulation on Environmental Infractions and Sanctions in the Agricultural Sector, approved by Supreme Decree No. 017-2012-AG, is to regulate the administrative sanctioning procedure...

Protected Areas Act, Act No.14 of 2011

The Protected Areas Act (Act No.14 of 2011) establishes the legal and institutional framework for the designation, management, and conservation of Guyana's National System of Protected Areas. This leg...

Resolution No. 1,281 - Health requirements to prevent the introduction of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy through the i...

The Resolution establishes the health requirements to prevent the introduction of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) through the importation of high-risk cattle, products and by-products. The reso...

Resolution No. 1,167 - Registration and control of people who are dedicated to the commercialization of agricultural inp...

The Resolution establishes the requirements for the registration and control of people dedicated to the commercialization of agricultural inputs and seeds for planting in Colombia. This regulation, is...

Regulatory Instruction No. 6, dated April 7, 2009, establishing detailed procedures for the authorization of vegetation ...

This Normative Instruction establishes procedures for the authorization of vegetation suppression and the use of forest raw materials in Brazil. It regulates the issuance of Vegetation Suppression Aut...