AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 minutes agoFuel Crisis & Governance: Bolivia moved to intervene the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) as diesel shortages and long lines worsened, following a similar action against state oil firm YPFB; officials say the goal is to restore supplies and end “inhumane” queues, while critics question whether the fixes address deeper institutional problems. Protest & Energy Costs: In Cochabamba, social groups and peasant unions mobilized against higher diesel prices and recent economic reforms, demanding repeal of Supreme Decree 5676 that set diesel at 18 bolivians for large consumers, arguing it raises transport costs and food prices. Biodiversity & Conservation: A new look at the Pantanal highlights how climate change and land-use shifts across neighboring biomes are drying the world’s great floodplain, with flooded savanna losses of over 1 million hectares by 2025 versus 1985. Early Childhood Policy (Bolivia-linked): The Khalifa International Award for Early Education recognized research that helped drive early childhood policy reforms in Bolivia and six other Latin American countries, using home visits and quality monitoring tools. Judicial Cooperation (BRICS): India’s Chief Justice Surya Kant urged BRICS to become a “living Nalanda University,” promoting healthy disagreement and faster, more predictable justice delivery.
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