AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoEl Niño Emergency: Bolivia declared a national emergency as drought affects 78,000 families in six departments and has killed more than 75,000 cattle. The measure frees up resources as El Niño raises the risk of fires, floods, hail and frost. Mercury Threat: Esse Ejja leaders say a recent aid visit failed to address mercury contamination in their rivers, fish and water. Their concerns reflect the wider toll of gold mining, which is spreading across the Amazon as dredging damages rivers and mercury threatens Indigenous communities. Forest and Indigenous Rights: Indigenous groups in the Bolivian Amazon are denouncing carbon-credit plans as a new form of colonialism. Separately, an AI tool is being developed to help anticipate deforestation. Conservation and Cooperation: A census counted 6,930 vicuñas in Eduardo Avaroa Reserve, while Bolivian officials completed training in shared-water governance to strengthen cooperation over transboundary rivers.
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