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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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Fund for Rural Development and Agricultural Productivity of the Andean Community

Decision 621 establishes a Fund for Rural Development and Agricultural Productivity aimed at promoting rural areas of Andean Community member countries in an integral and equitable manner. The fund gu...

National Action Plan for Agriculture GHG Inventory Improvement - Saint Lucia 2022

Plan developed within the framework of the GCF CARICOM AgREADY project, which seeks to strengthen Saint Lucia's capacity to improve its greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory in the agricultural sector. The d...

National Action Plan for Agriculture GHG Inventory Improvement - Suriname 2022

Plan developed within the framework of the GCF CARICOM AgREADY project, which aims to strengthen Suriname's capacity to improve its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory in the agricultural sector....

Agreement for the Cooperative Program of the Regional Fund for Agricultural Technology (FONTAGRO)

Agreement establishing a regional cooperation mechanism among Latin American and Caribbean countries to finance agricultural research, innovation, and technology transfer with a strategic and regional...

Implementation Strategy for a Sustainable Ocean Economy in Mexico 2021–2024

The Implementation Strategy for a Sustainable Ocean Economy in Mexico 2021–2024 is a guiding document that articulates the country's priority actions to transition towards a sustainable ocean econom...

FAO–Peru Country Programming Framework 2023–2026

The FAO–Peru Country Programming Framework (CPF) 2023–2026 defines the cooperation priorities between the FAO and the Peruvian State to drive the sustainable transformation of agrifood systems. It...

Constitutive Agreement of the Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD)

The Constitutive Agreement of the Central American Commission on Environment and Development is a regional agreement signed in San José on December 12, 1989, by the Presidents of Costa Rica, El Salva...

Costa Rica Sustainable Finance Taxonomy

Costa Rica’s Sustainable Finance Taxonomy establishes for the first time a standardized definition of what constitutes an environmentally sustainable investment in the country. This framework provid...

Green Bonds and Gender Social Bond Issuance in Panama

The issuance of Panama’s first green bonds and Latin America’s first gender social bond represents a milestone for the country’s financial sector. These bonds were supported by the Panama Stock ...

Financial Strategy for Climate Change

Chile's Financial Strategy for Climate Change defines an action framework through three work axes to contribute to the implementation of climate and sustainable development objectives under the Paris ...

Climate Financing Strategy

Peru's Climate Financing Strategy for the implementation of adaptation and mitigation measures is an instrument that seeks to identify mechanisms to access and increase national and international fina...

Barbados 2035: A Plan for Investment in Prosperity & Resilience

Barbados 2035 is a comprehensive investment plan developed by the Bridgetown Initiative Unit that establishes a roadmap for investing US$11.6 billion until 2035 across 12 strategic priorities that bui...