AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoProtected Areas: Bolivia’s Agua Dulce Municipal Wildlife Reserve in Beni—nearly 715,000 acres—is the project that pushed Rainforest Trust past 70 million acres protected worldwide. It shelters jaguars, river dolphins and hundreds of other species, while linking conservation areas across the Bolivia–Brazil border. Energy Shift: President Rodrigo Paz has sent a new electricity bill to lawmakers, proposing more support for solar, wind, biomass and geothermal power to reduce reliance on gas-fired generation. Wildlife Under Pressure: Beni’s endemic reddish and gray lucachi monkeys face extinction as forests fragment. A first canopy study in the Chiquitano Dry Forest is also revealing little-known mammals living high in the trees. Bolivia’s newly identified wild cat adds to the country’s remarkable biodiversity. Uyuni’s Stakes: Unusual snowfall killed llamas and disrupted grazing in the region, which is also facing declining rainfall. Lithium extraction plans have often lacked transparency and community input, raising concerns for local livelihoods and the salt-flat ecosystem.
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