AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoEarthquake Toll in Peru: Two quakes hit Chupaca, Junín (5.1 and 3.7), leaving at least six dead and 21 injured, with tremors felt about 300 km east of Lima. Illegal Gold’s Cost in the Amazon: Indigenous leaders warn that gold prices are fueling mercury-tainted rivers, forest loss, and threats to communities resisting illegal mining. Conservation Under Pressure: A Peruvian rainforest filmmaker reports rare wildlife encounters, highlighting what’s at stake as logging, fires, and poaching persist. Protected Areas and Safety: Geo-tagging of remote forest spots is raising trespassing concerns, with officials worried that online maps are luring visitors into reserves. El Niño Watch: An “unprecedented” El Niño is forming, with knock-on impacts expected for fisheries and food prices across South America and beyond. Peru’s Food Tourism Spotlight: A travel ranking places Peru among the top culinary destinations in the Americas for 2026. Sustainable Land Restoration: UN-backed work in Inner Mongolia shows how willow barriers and mixed seeding can revive degraded grasslands.
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