Amazon enforcement: Five South American countries launched Operation Green Shield 2026, a coordinated crackdown on Amazon environmental crime that deployed 3,600 officers and led to 800+ arrests plus major seizures of timber, mining materials, and livestock, with Bolivia among the participating agencies. Indigenous climate knowledge: A Peruvian Amazon biologist argues Indigenous knowledge can help tackle climate change and biodiversity loss, but warns that mining, deforestation, and a widening generational knowledge gap are breaking transmission of traditional practices. Archaeology under the rainforest: Lidar surveys revealed more than 20,000 pre-colonial earthworks hidden beneath Amazon rainforest, pointing to the large Aquiry civilization spanning parts of Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru. Community fire prevention: A report from Peru highlights “Paamari,” a community response to forest fires that stresses prevention and local fire management after devastating burns in Asháninka areas. Storm impacts: In the Philippines, Tropical Depression Maymay and monsoon rains pushed the death toll to six, with authorities verifying whether additional deaths were storm-related. Monsoon safety in Baja California Sur: Mexico’s monsoon triggered a rescue after a vehicle was swept into an arroyo; officials urged caution as short, intense bursts can turn washes dangerous. Policy push for climate fairness: Oxfam México proposed “Let Luxury Pay Its Ticket,” targeting high-carbon luxury transport (SUVs, private yachts, jets) with new or strengthened taxes in Baja California Sur.