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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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Bahamas Forestry Act (Bahamas)

An Act to provide the conservation and control of forests and for matters related thereto

The Water and Sewerage Corporation Act (Bahamas)

The Water and Sewerage Corporation Act is an Act to establish a Water and Sewerage Corporation for the grant and control of water rights, the protection of water resources, regulating the extraction, ...

National Water Policy (EN)(Belize)

This Policy is the latest attempt to finalize a national water resources management policy using an integrated approach. The policies spelt out cover more than just freshwater and its previous attempt...

National Adaptation Strategy (EN)

This National Adaptation Strategy (NAS) and Action Plan aims to address the current and projected impacts of climate change on the agriculture sector in Belize. This strategy was prepared with specifi...

Enacted National Integrated Water Resources Act (EN) (Belice)

This Act concerns the management and conservation of water resources in Belize. Conservation measures also aim at prevention of pollution of water resources.

Commenced National Integrated Water Resources Act (Belice)

This Act applies to control, conservation, and proper uses of water resources, but before the Authority exercises its functions in relation to such activities, it shall consult with the companies lice...

Water Industry Act (EN) (Belice)

An Act to make new provision with respect to the supply and control of water and sewerage services in Belize; to promote the conservation and proper use of water resources; to provide for the issue of...

Water and Sewerage Act (EN)(Belice)

The Act provides for the establishment of an Authority, to be called the Water and Sewerage Authority, as a body corporate.

Political Constitution of Bolivia

Universal access to drinking water and sanitation services is recognized in article 20, as well as the function of the State to manage, regulate, protect and plan the appropriate and sustainable use o...

Law 2029 Law on drinking water and sanitary sewage (Bolivia)

The purpose of this Law is to establish the rules that regulate the provision and use of Drinking Water and Sanitary Sewage Services and the institutional framework that governs them, the procedure fo...

Law on the Provision and Use of Drinking Water and Sanitary Sewage Services (Law 2066) (Bolivia)

This law establishes the powers of the entities in the sector, creates the Superintendency of Basic Sanitation, and outlines the procedure for granting concessions for the provision of services and th...

Policy for the implementation of the human right to water and Sanitation (Bolivia)

Establish the characteristics and priority actions for the exercise of the Human Right to Water and sanitation in Bolivia, pointing out the actions directed at the different sectoral actors, to genera...