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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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VPA-FLEGT Voluntary Association Agreement between the European Union and Honduras

In 2022, the European Union-Honduras Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) came into force. This trade agreement aims to provide a legally bindi...

Technical Regulations for the Certification and Harvesting of Trees, Forest Plantations and Natural Regeneration

Technical regulations that establish procedures and requirements for the certification of forest plantations and natural regeneration in Honduras, granting harvesting rights to owners or beneficiaries...

Bioinputs: Outlook and opportunities for Colombian agriculture

In the current context of world agriculture, it is important to consider more economically and environmentally sustainable alternatives that allow maintaining competitiveness while ensuring food produ...

Decree 1136 - Appointment of experts for the Study Commission for the Promotion and Development of Carbon Markets in Col...

Decree 1136 of 2022 appoints six national and international experts to integrate the Study Commission for the Promotion and Development of Carbon Markets in Colombia, created by article 20 of Law 2169...

Red List of Threatened Species of Honduras

The Red List of Threatened Species of Honduras is an official technical instrument that identifies and catalogs fauna and flora species at risk of extinction in Honduran territory. Developed through a...

Peru: Supreme Decree No. 007-2022-MIDAGRI grants loans to farmers and livestock farmers with overdue debts

Supreme Decree No. 007-2022-MIDAGRI establishes provisions to facilitate the financial reintegration of small agricultural and forestry producers who have overdue debts or are in the process of regula...

Law that Encourages the Productive Use of Guadua and Bamboo and its Environmental Sustainability (Law No. 2206)

The purpose of this law is to adopt a policy framework that encourages the productive use of guadua and bamboo in different sectors of the economy, such as: industry, construction, agroindustry and ot...

Agriculture and Fisheries Incentives (Amendment) Act, no. 8, 2022. of Saint Lucia

This law amends the Agriculture and Fisheries Incentives Law No. 13 of 2014. These amendments include updating key definitions to expand the scope of what is considered agricultural and fishery produc...

National Environmental Policy of El Salvador

The National Environmental Policy of El Salvador is a public policy instrument that establishes effective strategies to face the main environmental challenges affecting Salvadoran society. Its general...

Technical Guide of Environmental and Social Good Practices for Forest Conservation in Protected Areas under the REDD+ Fr...

This guide establishes procedures, environmental and social good practices for forest conservation in protected areas under the REDD+ mechanism in the Dominican Republic. Its objective is to systemati...

Peru: Creation of the Multisectoral Commission "National Council for Agrarian and Rural Development" (Supreme Decree No....

This Supreme Decree establishes the creation of the “National Council for Agrarian and Rural Development,” a permanent multisectoral commission under the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. It...

Technical Guide for Environmental and Social Good Practices: Use and Management of Pesticides under the REDD+ Framework ...

The Technical Guide for Environmental and Social Good Practices on the Use and Management of Pesticides under the REDD+ Framework in the Dominican Republic is an instrument that provides guidelines to...