AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoFlood Emergency: Floods across Ecuador killed one person and affected about 22,000, damaging homes and roads and leaving families without shelter. Amazon Crime: Indigenous leaders from Ecuador and neighboring Amazon countries are heading to a U.N. conference in Vienna to push for action against criminal networks driving illegal mining, logging and deforestation—and for a stronger role in protecting their territories. Quito Biodiversity: A new guide documents 82 macrofungi species in Guangüiltagua Metropolitan Park, highlighting the biodiversity thriving in the capital’s urban forest. El Niño Readiness: Ecuador is preparing its electricity system for peak El Niño months, as low water has already cut hydropower and triggered blackouts in major cities. Amazon Oil Expansion: The government plans to auction 14 oil blocks in the southern Amazon, reviving a contested proposal Indigenous groups oppose.
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