AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoMining and Forest Loss: Environmental monitors recorded 247 hectares of primary forest lost in Nicaragua in one week. A new report warns that expanding Chinese-backed mining concessions are putting protected forests at further risk, including Bosawás, which has lost more than 30% of its primary forest since 2000. Drought and Coffee: Dry conditions in Central America’s Dry Corridor, including Nicaragua, are hurting Arabica harvests and pushing regional coffee premiums to their highest level in three years. The drought struck during a crucial stage of bean development, threatening both yields and quality. Conservation Under Pressure: Fundación del Río, a Nicaraguan environmental group, is receiving a human rights award as the Ortega-Murillo government’s crackdown has shuttered thousands of civil society organizations.
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