AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoPeru’s new political direction: Environmentalists and Indigenous leaders are alarmed after Peru’s July 28 inauguration of President Keiko Fujimori, who has pledged to expand fossil fuels and mining while pushing major road, rail, and port projects—raising fears for the Amazon and for Peru’s climate commitments under its Paris-aligned NDCs. Amazon accountability: A Peruvian court convicted four men in the 2023 murder-for-hire of Kichwa rainforest defender Quinto Inuma Alvarado, sentencing two to 35 years and others to 28 years and 15 years, a case seen as a test for protecting Indigenous and environmental defenders. Wildlife and enforcement: In India, police ordered a CID investigation into a deadly shoot-out involving suspected poachers at Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary, after villagers retaliated by damaging anti-poaching camps. Marine heat warning: Copernicus reported record ocean temperatures over the weekend, warning that warmer seas can intensify storms and stress marine life and food security. Biodiversity recovery: Rewilding Chile released 39 Darwin’s rhea chicks in Patagonia, and Peru’s wildlife service joined for knowledge-sharing tied to the northern suri subspecies. Illegal fishing crackdown: Kiribati detained a Chinese vessel for illegally retaining shark fins in its waters, part of a wider Pacific surveillance push.
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