[{"bbox": [119, 153, 1110, 207], "category": "Text", "text": "emissions. CN4 indicates a 44% reduction in emissions in the land use change and forestry sector and 14% in methane emissions in the agriculture and livestock sector compared to 2010."}, {"bbox": [119, 217, 1110, 326], "category": "Text", "text": "Paraguay has a National Environmental Policy (PAN)⁹ that brings together the set of objectives, principles, criteria and general guidelines for the protection of the environment and society, in order to ensure sustainability for current and future generations, as established in the legal framework. It has also the National Forest Strategy for Sustainable Growth (ENBCS), aligned with Paraguay’s 2030 National Development Plan."}, {"bbox": [119, 336, 1110, 418], "category": "Text", "text": "The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock developed sectoral policies, such as the “Agricultural Sector Policy Framework 2020-2030”, the “Policy for the Sustainable Development of Livestock Production of the VMG 2019-2023”, and the Strategic Plan for the Sustainable Development of the Dairy Chain 2020-2024."}, {"bbox": [119, 428, 1110, 590], "category": "Text", "text": "The National Forestry Institute, through the National Forest Monitoring System (SNMF), aims to provide official information on the state of national forest cover held on the territory of the Republic of Paraguay. Information should be provided on a regular basis, and should be measurable, verifiable and comparable with other geographic information systems. The SNMF should provide parameters and information that allow dimensioning the magnitude of the carbon content stored in the national forest mass and the qualitative and quantitative typification of forest species that integrate the national forest mass."}, {"bbox": [119, 600, 1110, 709], "category": "Text", "text": "The Presidency Management Unit of the Republic (UGPR) developed together with the National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT), the National Innovation Strategy to promote the use of new technologies, digitalisation, research and development, and the promotion of innovation in sustainable production."}, {"bbox": [119, 719, 1110, 907], "category": "Text", "text": "The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIC), through the Viceministry of Industry and with support from the World Bank, is leading the formulation of the National Bioeconomy Strategy that supports the diversification of the productive chains in sectors and systems that depend on biological natural resources (animals, plants, microorganisms and derived biomass, including organic waste). It includes all sectors that use biological resources and processes to produce food, bio-based products, balanced food, energy and services as renewable organic materials from forests, soil/crops to create products such as food, paper, packaging, fuel, furniture and houses/buildings, moving products that are currently made of high carbon fossil origin."}, {"bbox": [119, 917, 1110, 1049], "category": "Text", "text": "Taking into account national initiatives, this action aims to create favorable conditions for strengthening the national system of socio-economic traceability and promoting the recognition and validation of official documents, with a view to promoting sustainable value chains. Strengthening national capacities will make it possible to participate in the most demanding markets, positioning Paraguay as a leading player in international trade."}, {"bbox": [119, 1061, 1110, 1171], "category": "Text", "text": "The proposed action takes place in the context of the 1992 Framework Cooperation Agreement, which is the basis for bilateral cooperation between Paraguay and the European Union, and is part of priority area 1 of the Multiannual Indicative Programme (MIP) 2021-2027 of cooperation between the EU and Paraguay “Green and Resilient Economy”."}, {"bbox": [119, 1181, 760, 1210], "category": "Text", "text": "It is part of the Team Europe initiative “Green Alliance for Paraguay”"}, {"bbox": [119, 1220, 1110, 1325], "category": "Text", "text": "It is part of the Team Europe initiative “Green Alliance for Paraguay”, a series of projects and initiative financed by the EU, France, Germany, Italy, in Paraguay to support the fight against deforestation, the transition to a greener productive model and circular economy, and a better management and treatment of the water."}, {"bbox": [109, 1353, 363, 1385], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 2.2 Problem Analysis"}, {"bbox": [119, 1399, 1110, 1481], "category": "Text", "text": "Although Paraguay’s economic growth is one of the highest in Latin America, it has a high concentration of its exports in agricultural and agrindustrial products. This makes Paraguay highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, which is enhanced by its LLDC status."}, {"bbox": [109, 1564, 1079, 1614], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁹ DNCC (2018). Políticas Públicas sobre Cambio Climático. URL: http://dncc.mades.gov.py/politicas-publicas-de-cambio-climatico."}, {"bbox": [1013, 1681, 1121, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 7 of 30"}]