AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoEnvironmental Defender Violence: Global Witness reports 124 land and environmental defenders were killed worldwide in 2025, with Latin America accounting for 85%—Colombia (39) and Brazil (26) topping the list, as conflicts over land, mining, and Indigenous rights continue to fuel deadly crackdowns. Plastic Pollution Fallout: After China’s plastic-waste import ban, Latin America has become a hotspot for health risks and “waste colonialism,” with Nicaragua flagged for a sharp rise in waste imports and open dumping impacts. El Niño Impacts: The World Meteorological Organization says El Niño is firmly established and set to intensify, with drought and failed crops already disrupting rural livelihoods across Central America and warm waters driving fishing losses in Peru. Nicaragua in the News: A Nicaraguan women’s league transfer brings Cuban defender Delennis Acosta to Managua FC, while a U.S. conservation-bill update mentions support for invasive-species strike teams and wildlife refuge partnerships. Human Rights & Detention Abuse: A DHS watchdog confirms punitive practices at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz,” including small enclosures used as punishment—an account that includes a Nicaraguan detainee describing harsh treatment.
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