AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoClimate & Food Security: Ecuador is entering the early stages of a potentially strong El Niño, with warnings that flooded farmland, crop disease, damaged roads, and limited reserves could quickly turn weather stress into a nationwide food crisis. Amazon Conservation Funding: Inditex and Conservation International will invest about €6.5 million (2026–2028) to protect and restore over 2 million hectares of Amazon forest across six countries, including Ecuador’s Achuar Nation territory. Indigenous Rights & Land Protection: A GEF Voices interview highlights Shuar women leaders in Pastaza pushing ecosystem connectivity corridors that support conservation and community schools, linking ancestral knowledge with territorial protection. Agroecology in Galápagos: Ecuador’s Agroecology Schools program in Galápagos has trained 25 producers on soil-regenerating, biodiversity-friendly farming across Santa Cruz, San Cristóbal, and Isabela. Sustainable Agriculture for EU Markets: Ecuador is promoting deforestation-free coffee and cocoa to meet EU rules, aiming to protect forests while keeping rural livelihoods competitive. Mining Pressure in the Amazon: New reporting points to illegal mining advancing in Ecuador’s Amazon and questions whether authorities are doing enough to stop it.
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