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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.

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Chicken exports rise 16.5%
3.815 million tonnes of chicken meat were exported by Brazil between January and August 2026, 16.5% more than in the same period of 2025; revenue reached USD 7.543 billion.
Retail potato price rises 69.1%
69.1% was the increase in the retail price of smooth-skinned potatoes in Paraná between August and September 2026, rising from BRL 4.15 to BRL 7.01 per kilogram.
Wheat crop quality deteriorates
182 thousand hectares of wheat remained to be harvested in Paraná: 12% of the area was in poor condition, 42% in average condition, and 46% in good condition.
Production reaches 78.7 million pounds
78.7 million pounds of shrimp were produced by Honduras from January through August 2026, compared with 76 million pounds during the same period of 2025.
Loss of 13 million pounds
13 million pounds of shrimp are estimated to have been lost because of drought and high salinity, reducing the annual production target from 159 million to 146 million pounds.

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United States–Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (Peru–United States Free Trade Agreement)

The United States–Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA), signed in Washington, D.C., on April 12, 2006, and in force since February 1, 2009, establishes a bilateral legal framework to liberalize and...

Implementation- Ongoing

Forests Act 2009 (Act No. 6 of 2009)

The Forests Act 2009 (Act No. 6 of 2009) establishes a comprehensive legal framework for the sustainable management of State forests and conservation of forest resources in Guyana. The Act consolidate...

Economic Valuation of the Main Environmental Goods and Services of Honduras' Protected Areas

Policy framework that establishes the economic valuation of environmental goods and services provided by Honduras' protected areas, demonstrating their contribution to national socioeconomic developme...

National Integral Rural Development Plan

The plan aims to activate and adapt Guatemala's National Policy for Integral Rural Development, based on strengthening the peasant economy. This will be done through the articulation of different sect...

Central American Technical Regulations (RTCA 65.05.54:09)

Establishes the requirements for granting the registration of fertilizers and amendments for agricultural use in Central America.

Decree No. 6.660 on the use and protection of native vegetation in the Atlantic Forest Biome

This decree regulates Law No. 11,428 of 2006 on the use and protection of native vegetation in the Atlantic Forest Biome in Brazil. It establishes detailed rules on the use, conservation, cutting and ...

Law on Tax Incentives for Forest Conservation, No. 11,828

Law 11,828 establishes tax measures applicable to cash donations received by public financial institutions controlled by the Brazilian federal government and intended for actions of prevention, monito...

Amazon Fund

The Amazon Fund aims to collect donations for non-reimbursable investments in actions to prevent, monitor and combat deforestation, and to promote the conservation and sustainable use of the Legal Ama...

Decree No. 6,527, of August 1, 2008 - Establishes the Amazonia Fund by the National Bank for Economic and Social Develop...

The Amazon Fund is a mechanism established by the Brazilian government to capture donations for non-reimbursable investments in actions to prevent, monitor, and combat deforestation, as well as to pro...

Decree No. 6,514 of July 22, 2008, which establishes a detailed regulatory framework for infractions and administrative ...

Decree No. 6,514 establishes administrative infractions and sanctions related to the environment in Brazil, as well as the federal administrative process for their investigation. This decree covers a ...

Soy Moratorium

The Soy Moratorium is an agreement established by signatory companies not to acquire soy from farms with deforested crops carried out after July 22, 2008 in the Amazon biome, aiming to eliminate defor...

Honduras Official Gazette: Decree No. 98-2007 Forest Law, Protected Areas, and Wildlife

The main objective of the law is to protect and conserve the country's forest resources, protected areas, and wildlife, ensuring their sustainable use for present and future generations. Among the pro...