AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoBolivia’s Amazon resistance: Peasant farmers and Indigenous leaders in the Bolivian lowlands are marching to protest a new government push that they say will accelerate deforestation and land privatization, including deals tied to mining and tougher treatment of environmental defenders. Space weather for Bolivia: Physicists installed a cosmic-ray detector at Chacaltaya near La Paz, adding Bolivia to a global monitoring network that tracks geomagnetic risks. Fire management in the Pan-Amazon: A new look at the Pan-Amazon argues that wildfire prevention must work with Indigenous fire knowledge, not just suppression, as El Niño strengthens and drought risk rises. Amazon biodiversity under pressure: Research warns climate change could cut small freshwater fish populations in the Amazon by nearly 50% by mid-century, with rainfall shifts driving losses. Wildlife health alert: Scientists report hemotropic mycoplasma DNA in over 60% of Amazon pink dolphin samples, raising new concerns for ecosystem health. La Paz wetlands housing fight: Residents and environmental groups are alarmed by reports of a 300+ apartment project near the Palmira Estuary Ramsar wetland, citing water, sewage, traffic, and habitat impacts. Conservation science in Bolivia: A Bolivia discovery helped clarify the clouded tiger-cat’s presence in the country, adding to knowledge of elusive Andean felines.
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