What feeds the world, employs roughly one-third of the global workforce, sustains rural economies, anchors biodiversity, yet remains chronically underfinanced in global climate action? Agriculture. The sustainable agriculture transition is at an inflection point – one that could translate lessons learned in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) into global climate and food security solutions. […]
PAC recently engaged with national stakeholders in Lima—including MIDAGRI, ADEX, and IICA—to advance the development of Peru’s National Agricultural Carbon Strategic Agenda (AENCA). This milestone reflects a growing institutional alignment to enable high-integrity agricultural carbon markets and mobilize climate finance into rural economies. Key developments Technical progress and policy alignment Peru has also taken concrete
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By Daniel Ortega Pacheco, Executive Secretariat Lead, Partnership for Agricultural Carbon (PAC) and Ana Carolina Avzaradel Szklo, Technical Director, Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) As Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) prepares for COP30 on home soil, the region’s leadership on nature-based and agriculture-aligned climate solutions is gaining traction. From forest protection to farm resilience, the opportunity to unlock
Belém, Brazil | November 2025 The Partnership for Agricultural Carbon (PAC) is pleased to welcome new members and observers joining forces to support high-integrity carbon finance for sustainable agriculture across the Global South. New members include: New observers include: These new partners complement and reinforce the expertise of PAC’s founding members—including IICA, VCMI, AAPRESID,
Este nuevo Policy Brief del Partnership for Agricultural Carbon (PAC) presenta el Índice de Preparación para la Inversión (IRI), una herramienta pionera diseñada para evaluar la capacidad de los países de la región de atraer inversión privada hacia los mercados de carbono agrícola inclusivos y de alta integridad. El documento identifica oportunidades y barreras clave
Movilización de financiamiento privado para la conservación de la biodiversidad y la acción climática mediante mercados de carbono de alta integridad en América Latina y el Caribe. América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) albergan algunos de los hotspots de biodiversidad más importantes del mundo, que también presentan oportunidades significativas para la acción climática. Los
Resumen It provide an overview of the VCM opportunities in the agriculture sector, specifically in sustainable livestock and agroforestry practices, in LAC to the governments of countries in the region that are or are likely to be hosting VCM projects. The report aims to increase governments’ understanding of and capacity to strategically engage with the
The Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative (VCMI), the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), and Climate Focus, are pleased to launch a comprehensive policy brief aimed to help policymakers in the Latin America and Caribbean region (LAC) understand how high integrity voluntary carbon markets can support climate action and resilience in the region’s food production
Resumen El sector agrícola en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) tiene un gran potencial para atraer inversiones privadas para la acción climática y la resiliencia a través del mercado voluntario de carbono (MVC). Estas inversiones pueden acelerar la transición hacia sistemas de producción agrícola altamente resilientes, ricos en carbono, productivos y diversos. A través
Los ministros de Agricultura del hemisferio afirmaron que el sector agropecuario no es responsable principal del cambio climático y, en cambio, es el único que tiene la posibilidad de secuestrar carbono en el suelo.
