AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoEarthquake Response: Back-to-back 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes have devastated Venezuela, with deaths reported at 235 and thousands injured as rescuers search collapsed buildings and La Guaira is declared a disaster zone. Biodiversity & Restoration: A new Collaborative Seed Banking push across Latin America (including Bolivia’s National Herbarium and a botanic garden) aims to strengthen seed banks, build a native seed network, and support ecological restoration and food security. Wildlife Research: Bolivia’s camera-trap work helped document the elusive “ghost dog” (short-eared dog) in the Amazon, suggesting it may be more common than previously thought. Climate Impacts on Culture: Research highlights how glacier retreat in the Andes is tied to Indigenous spiritual beliefs, with communities in Bolivia and Peru interpreting lost ice as imbalance. Water & Mountains: A workshop on high-elevation climate science featured graduate research across Bolivia and other mountain regions, focusing on how snow and glaciers feed downstream water supplies. Energy Transition Watch: Coverage on lithium underscores the stakes for the Lithium Triangle (Bolivia included) as battery demand grows—alongside concerns about environmental and governance pressures.
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