AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoClimate & Crops: El Niño and other disruptions are raising concern over banana supplies and prices. Separately, U.S. imports of Ecuadorian mangoes are forecast to drop from 14 million boxes last season to 7.2 million amid weather-related production losses. Amazon Conservation: A study found that from 2010 to 2021, Indigenous territories in Ecuador had a greater share of areas with increasing vegetation greenness than state-protected or community-managed lands, highlighting their conservation role. Environmental Crime: Countries have won UN backing to negotiate a global protocol targeting cross-border crimes involving gold, timber and wildlife. Water & Wildlife: Ecuador is strengthening river dolphin protection amid extreme Amazon droughts. The IDB has also approved $128.5 million to support the country’s water security and climate resilience, while Ecuador and Peru pledged cooperation on El Niño preparedness.
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