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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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Peru: Law No. 30021 Law for the promotion of healthy eating for children and adolescents

The purpose of this Law is to promote and guarantee the right to public health, as well as the adequate growth and development of people. To this end, it establishes measures focused on education, the...

Bolivia - Law Nº 775 - Law for the promotion of healthy eating.

The purpose of this Law is to establish guidelines and mechanisms to promote healthy eating habits in the Bolivian population, in order to prevent chronic diet-related diseases.

Peru: Law 30021 on the promotion of healthy food for children and adolescents in Peru

The purpose of this law is to effectively promote and protect the right to public health, as well as to adequate physical and personal development. To this end, it establishes actions focused on educa...

Mexico - General Health Law, regarding overweight, obesity and labeling of foods and non-alcoholic beverages

Decree that reforms and adds various provisions of the General Health Law, regarding overweight, obesity and labeling of foods and non-alcoholic beverages.

Resolution 678 - 04/24/20 of COVID-19 Protocol in the Caficulor Sector

Establishes the biosafety protocol for the management and risk control of COVID-19 disease in the coffee growing sector in Colombia.

Peru: Law No. 30988 to promote the reduction and prevention of food losses and waste

The purpose of this Law is to prevent and reduce food losses and waste throughout the food chain, from primary production to final consumption. To this end, the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation ...

National Hunger Crusade

The National Hunger Crusade is a presidential decision that seeks to guarantee the right to permanent access to adequate food for the 7.01 million Mexicans living in extreme food poverty (extreme pove...

General government policy 2020-2024

The policy seeks to generate well-being in the living conditions of citizens through five pillars: Economy, competitiveness and prosperity, social development, governance and security in development, ...

One Health: A Comprehensive Approach for Addressing Health Threats at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface

The purpose of the One Health Policy is to foster coordination and collaboration among the different governance frameworks for human, animal, plant and environmental health programs in order to improv...

One Health Joint Plan of Action

The complexity and interconnectedness of health challenges that threaten people, animals, plants and the environment, where they coexist, require holistic and integrated solutions with a systemic appr...

Protection of the Knowledge of Indigenous Traditional Medicine (Law No. 17)

The Law establishes a special regime to protect and promote respect for the knowledge of indigenous traditional medicine and to create mechanisms for the protection of traditional knowledge through th...

National Food and Nutritional Security Policy 2018-2028

The National Food and Nutrition Security Policy 2018-2028 is a strategy developed through extensive public consultation, with a country vision aimed at meeting the food needs of the Salvadoran populat...