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The study analyzed the impact of precipitation variability on the surface area of Paso de las Piedras and La Picasa from 1981 to 2012. It found that extreme precipitation events caused significant but differing increases in water area: 1.1 km2 for Paso de las Piedras in 2005 and 174.9 km2 for La Picasa in 2002. Additionally, the study noted that Reanalysis data did not show a linear relationship with in situ measurements.

The Municipality of Rosario, Argentina, established the Urban Agriculture Program (PAU) in 2002 to combat food scarcity and unemployment following the 2001 economic crisis. The program provides low-income residents access to underutilized land for agroecological production, creating livelihoods for nearly 300 urban farmers, 65% of whom are women. Beyond social benefits, the program reduces greenhouse gas emissions by localizing food production and improves urban resilience to flooding by enhancing soil absorbency. The initiative has been institutionalized through the 2015 Green Belt Project, which designated 800 hectares of peri-urban land for agriculture, and is integrated into the city's strategic and environmental plans.

The document examines how integrating urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry (UPAF) into city planning can address climate change risks, food insecurity, and urban poverty. In Western Province, Sri Lanka, the focus is on rehabilitating abandoned paddy lands to reduce flood risks and intensifying home gardening to lower GHG emissions and improve nutrition. In Rosario, Argentina, the city is using UPAF to mitigate the urban heat island effect, reduce 'food miles' and associated CO2 emissions, and manage storm water run-off. The report argues that subnational (provincial) government involvement is essential for scaling these interventions and integrating them into broader land-use and climate action plans.

WWF and Fundación Vida Silvestre are piloting a deforestation- and conversion-free (DCF) beef and leather system in Argentina's Santa Fe province. The initiative involves integrating DCF attributes into existing traceability systems, engaging meatpackers and tanneries, and developing a carbon calculator with Blonk Consultants and INTA to estimate greenhouse gas emissions from land-use change and cattle rearing. The project aims to meet increasing demand from European markets and explore financial incentives through banks like Banco Nación, with a national rollout evaluation planned for late Q2 2023.

A proof of concept conducted by WWF and partners in Argentina's Santa Fe province successfully traced beef and leather from birth to export, ensuring they were deforestation-free based on a December 31, 2020 cut-off date. The project issued 30 certificates for meat and 22 for leather, facilitating exports to the European Union and China. Alongside this, a carbon calculator was developed to measure cradle-to-export carbon intensity, incorporating land use change and farm-level data. While the system is robust, challenges were identified regarding georeferencing gaps in the SENASA database and the technical difficulty of tracing hides after ear tags are removed. The project led to the creation of the 'Santa Fe Process Verified Program (SFPVLA)' and provides a model for national scaling in Argentina and potential application in Brazil and Paraguay.