AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoCritical Minerals: Bolivia is among eight countries joining a World Bank initiative to expand critical-mineral investment, with plans for stronger environmental oversight and more local jobs and value. Waste to Fuel: In Ancocala, farmer Etson Machaca turns discarded plastic, tires and used oil into tractor fuel, cutting costs and putting difficult-to-manage waste to use. Wildlife: Scientists identified the Yungas cloud-forest cat Leopardus tilcayo, known locally as tilcayo. Gold mining, agricultural clearing and capture for pets threaten the newly described species. Amazon Forests: A new tracking platform reports that more than 90% of forest loss in surveyed Bolivian Indigenous territories from 2003 to 2023 was illegal; 28 of 30 territories reported land occupations. Wildlife Trafficking: A regional investigation found local markets for jaguar parts in Bolivia, including handicrafts, alongside broader trafficking networks elsewhere in Latin America.
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