El Niño Food Risk: The UN World Food Programme warns drought linked to El Niño could push up to 16 million people in Latin America toward food insecurity, with Central America’s Dry Corridor (including Nicaragua) among the hardest hit as harvests and water supplies take a hit. Climate & Biodiversity: A new peer-reviewed study says Caribbean queen conch marine protected areas may lose the ocean conditions the species needs abruptly by mid-century, raising alarms that conservation “infrastructure” could fail even if fishing pressure is controlled. Plastic Pollution Hotspots: A regional study flags “plastic pollution hotspots” across Latin America, including Nicaragua, where imported waste and weak recycling systems are leaking plastics into the environment with major health impacts. Immigration Policy (TPS): In the U.S., a deadline passed with no public decision on Temporary Protected Status for about 200,000 Salvadorans, leaving families in limbo while protections are said to remain in effect until an “appropriate time” announcement. Nicaragua Link (Community & Resilience): A separate report highlights how Indigenous-language community radio helps communities translate climate information into local action—an approach relevant to conservation and resilience efforts across Nicaragua’s vulnerable regions.