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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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Colombia - Law on policy to prevent food loss and waste and other provisions - Law 1990

The Law establishes the Policy to Prevent Food Loss and Waste. Its objective is to implement measures that reduce these phenomena, contributing to sustainable development through social inclusion, env...

Comprehensive Regional Climate Change Plan, Capital Region Bogotá Cundinamarca (PRICC)

The PRICC is an inter-institutional partnership platform aimed at generating applied research and technical knowledge geared towards decision-making to address climate change. It supports the implemen...

Final National Climate Change Policy, Strategy and Action Plan for Suriname 2014-2021

The Plan establishes comprehensive guidelines to address climate change through mitigation and adaptation in the national context. The main objective of the plan is to integrate climate change resilie...

The President's climate action plan

The President's Climate Action Plan establishes an ambitious strategy to address climate change and promote energy sustainability nationally and internationally. The plan focuses on three key pillars:...

Eastern Caribbean Regional Climate Change Implementation Plan

The Eastern Caribbean Climate Change Implementation Plan focuses on improving resilience to climate change and fostering green growth in the region, primarily through regional collaboration. Specific ...

Departmental Climate Change Management Plan Risaralda

The Comprehensive Territorial Climate Change Management Plans (PIGCCT) identify the vulnerability and greenhouse gas emissions in territories, developing adaptation and mitigation actions aligned with...

Peru: Gender and climate change action plan

The Gender and Climate Change Action Plan is a management tool designed to guide the work of Peruvian state entities, within their competencies, towards gender-sensitive climate action. It seeks to in...

Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change

The primary goal of the framework is to reduce emissions while building resilience to adapt to climate change, thereby helping Canada meet its international commitments under the Paris Agreement. The ...

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...

Argentina: Bioethanol Blending Mandate: E12.

The Argentine Congress passed Law 27640, which will provide the government with the flexibility to reduce biofuel blend rates to as low as 9 percent for bioethanol and 3 percent for biodiesel.

Brazil: Bioethanol Blending Mandate: E27. 01/01/2016.

Mandatory Blending Mandate. The authorities reserve the right to modify it between 18% and 27.5%.

Paraguay: Bioethanol Blending Mandate: E25. 16/06/2017

Mandatory Mixing Mandate. Minimum of 24 and maximum of 25 according to provisions oriented under Resolution 507.