Amazon Enforcement: UAE-led Operation Green Shield 2026 wrapped up after 17 days, coordinating police from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru to hit illegal mining, logging, wildlife trafficking, fuel smuggling and land grabbing across the Amazon Basin—839 arrests, 1,045 field actions, and more than $280 million in seized assets, plus rescues of over 3,000 live animals. El Niño Response in Peru: Peru’s new president, Keiko Fujimori, declared a national emergency focused on organized crime and El Niño threats, promising river de-silting, defenses, watershed protection, and rapid logistics for food, water and medicine, with support for farmers—while the fishing sector remains largely unaddressed amid anchovy impacts. Climate Risk & Governance: A new credit outlook warns Latin America faces hurdles in the critical minerals boom as regulatory and infrastructure bottlenecks slow processing and refining—an issue that can shape how fast extraction expands versus how well ecosystems are protected. Wildlife Health Watch: Australia reported a deadly H5N1 bird flu outbreak with mass deaths among greater crested terns, raising alarms about spillover risks to other wildlife after similar impacts elsewhere. Peru Conservation Spotlight: A Peru-based rainforest group says it faced trouble running ads using “Amazon” on Google Ads, and Jeff Bezos publicly stepped in after the issue was raised online.