AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoRewilding Success in Central America: A new report highlights how tapirs and other wildlife are returning to Costa Rica’s Tenorio Volcano area after a decade of intensive rewilding, including lagoon restoration, following decades of habitat loss from cattle ranching. Invasive Species Alarm: The U.S. confirmed its first New World screwworm case in 60 years in a calf in South Texas, after the parasite spread north through Panama and Central America—prompting quarantines and sterile-fly releases and raising risks for livestock, pets, and wildlife. Regional Climate Stress: Drought fears are intensifying in Guatemala’s Dry Corridor as El Niño approaches, with Indigenous farming communities warning that failing rains could trigger hunger and crop collapse across parts of Nicaragua and neighboring countries. Agriculture Toxin Watch: New research links glyphosate exposure in Central American farm workers (including Nicaragua) to kidney health problems, adding pressure for stronger environmental and workplace protections.
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