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Initiatives

Initiatives are interventions that can take the form of laws, guidelines, incentives, among others, which are often reflected in allocations of public and private resources.

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Agriculture outweighs agtech VC
4% of global GDP is roughly accounted for by agriculture, above the 1.3% share of global early-stage venture-capital funding attracted by agtech companies in 2024.
Agtech attracts little VC
1.3% of global early-stage venture-capital funding was attracted by agricultural technology companies in 2024.
Yield research funding rises
US$9 billion went to new research into boosting farm yields, up from US$2.5 billion in 2016.
Super El Niño risk
30-40% is AccuWeather’s estimated probability that the event could evolve into a rare “Super El Niño”, with conditions potentially lasting through 2026 and even into 2027.
Fewer Atlantic named storms
11 to 16 named storms are projected by AccuWeather for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season; with El Niño arriving early, the forecast is leaning closer to 11 than to 16.

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Strengthening Entrepreneurship in Productive Forest Landscapes

The program aims to strengthen sustainable forest management and increase economic opportunities for forest-dependent people and businesses in selected forest landscapes. It seeks to maintain and incr...

Implementation- Ongoing

Terra a Limpo Program

Terra a Limpo aims to contribute to the reduction of land conflicts and illegal deforestation, and to the strengthening of family farming in the municipalities of the Amazon of Mato Grosso, through th...

Implementation- Ongoing

ESP: Floresta de Babaçu em Pé

Apoiar a operação do Fundo Babaçu para seleção e apoio a projetos socioambientais de organizações agroextrativistas dos estados do Maranhão, Tocantins e Pará, associado a ações de desenvolvimento de c...

Implementation- Ongoing

Forest and wildlife producers and managers with efficient access to and traceability of forest and wildlife resources

The project is part of Budget Program 0130 Competitiveness and Sustainable Use of Forest and Wildlife Resources. The budget program identified the central problem as "Insufficient sustainability and c...

Implementation- Ongoing

Forest producers and wildlife managers informed about the sustainable management of forest and wildlife resources

The project is part of Budget Program 0130 for Competitiveness and Sustainable Use of Forest and Wildlife Resources. The budget program identified the central problem as "Insufficient sustainability a...

Implementation- Ongoing

Initiatives

Agriculture outweighs agtech VC

Agtech attracts little VC

Yield research funding rises

Super El Niño risk

Fewer Atlantic named storms

Strengthening Entrepreneurship in Productive Forest Landscapes

Terra a Limpo Program

ESP: Floresta de Babaçu em Pé

Forest and wildlife producers and managers with efficient access to and traceability of forest and wildlife resources

Forest producers and wildlife managers informed about the sustainable management of forest and wildlife resources