AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoSchool Health Alarm: A new Peru-focused report warns that lead, mercury, and arsenic pollution in and around schools is exposing about 2,647 students and staff daily, especially in mining-affected regions like Huancavelica, Lima, Áncash, Cajamarca, and Junín. Indigenous Border Protection: Brazil and Peru are coordinating to protect isolated Indigenous territories on the border, after Asháninka leaders described armed incursions and criminal groups using rivers and land routes tied to drug trafficking. Climate Risk Watch: Multiple analyses flag a “super” El Niño forming in the Pacific, with Peru bracing for impacts on agriculture and weather extremes. Wildlife Crime: Scientists say critically endangered sawfish teeth are still being used as cockfighting spurs in Peru and other Latin American countries despite bans, calling for stronger enforcement. Trade & Environment Link: Peru’s Customs modernization under the SECO-WCO program highlights faster clearance and more data-driven risk management, supporting competitiveness as environmental rules tighten. Conservation Training: Yale, IUCN, and Indigenous groups launched a rights-based conservation training program across Latin America to strengthen territorial governance.
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