AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoIllegal Mercury Smuggling: A new report says about 200 tons of toxic mercury were smuggled from Mexico’s Querétaro (linked to CJNG) to Peru, Colombia, and Bolivia between 2019 and 2025, with mines inside the UNESCO Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve—showing how organized crime is turning environmental harm into a transnational business. Bolivia–China Tensions: A travel-based account describes how China’s footprint in Bolivia has soured amid corruption allegations, poor project performance, and community resistance, as the Paz government seeks warmer ties with the U.S. and other Western partners. La Paz Protest Crackdown Risk: Bolivia’s government has submitted a controversial “state of exception” bill that would allow military and police to intervene in protests and break road blockades, triggering backlash from peasant and labor groups. Biodiversity Conservation Science: A genetic study finds only nine desert pampas cats in Peru’s San Pedro de Vice dry mangroves—just two breeding—highlighting how isolated habitats can push even “healthy” small populations toward local extinction. Plant Biodiversity Policy: FAO reports that 155 countries are part of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources, with millions of seed samples shared to protect crop diversity and support fair benefit-sharing.
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