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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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People in a h. phase of food insecurity (ECU)
5,136,000 people were in a heightened phase of food insecurity in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food crisis (Ecuador)
2,447,000 people were in a food crisis situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food emergencies (Ecuador)
95,000 people found themselves in a food emergency situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
Vulnerability of livestock in Colombia
Between 25% and 30% of the 1,345,000 head of cattle are exposed to disease, death and loss of pastures, with the greatest impact in Arauca, Arauquita and Tame, Colombia. (Fundación Corocoras, 2026).
Impact of climate on agricultural land (COL)
In Arauca, Colombia, there are approximately 482,631 hectares dedicated to agricultural activities at risk due to permanent exposure to flooding. (Fundación Cocoras, 2026).

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Law No. 26834: Law on Protected Natural Areas

The Natural Protected Areas Law (Law N° 26834) establishes the regulatory framework for the management, conservation, and administration of Natural Protected Areas in Peru. It defines these areas as ...

Law No. 217: General Law on the Environment and Natural Resources Nicaragua

Law 217 establishes the fundamental norms for the conservation, protection, improvement, and restoration of the environment and natural resources in Nicaragua. This framework law defines the instrumen...

Standards on Environmental Assessment of Activities Susceptible to Degrade the Environment

Decree No. 1.257 establishes procedures for the environmental assessment of activities that may degrade the environment in Venezuela, incorporating the environmental variable in decision-making. It co...

Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development Act, Act No. 7 of 1995

Guyana's Act No. 7 of 1995 establishes the Iwokrama International Centre as an autonomous non-profit institution to manage approximately 371,000 hectares of tropical forest in the heart of Guyana. Thi...

Decree No. 163/93 - Law on incentives for afforestation, reforestation and forest protection

The main objective of the Law is to establish incentives to promote the participation of the private sector in afforestation, reforestation and forest protection activities. It seeks to reverse the de...

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

The Convention on Biological Diversity is a legally binding international treaty that represents a significant step forward in the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its comp...

Decree No. 104-93 - General Environmental Law in Honduras

The main objective of the law is the protection, conservation, restoration and sustainable management of the environment and the country's natural resources. This law seeks to guarantee an adequate en...

Suriname Forest Management Act

The Suriname Forest Management Act establishes a comprehensive legal framework for the sustainable management of the country's forest resources. This legislation regulates both forest exploration and ...

Rio Declaration on Environment and Development

The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development is a set of 27 principles adopted during the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro from June 3 to 14, 1992....

Brazilian Agricultural Policy Law

Law No. 8,171 of 1991 establishes the foundations, objectives and actions of agricultural policy in Brazil. It covers aspects such as production, commercialization, supply, rural credit, agricultural ...

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...

Peru: Decree Law No. 22175 Law of Native Communities and Agrarian Development of the Jungle and the Ceja de Selva (Jungl...

The purpose of Decree Law No. 22175, Law of Native Communities and Agrarian Development of the Jungle and Ceja de Selva, is to establish an agrarian structure that promotes the integral development of...