AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoClimate & Nature: FAO urged large-scale forest and landscape restoration as a cost-effective way to boost food security, biodiversity and climate resilience, warning that restoring degraded land could generate major annual benefits. Caribbean Jobs & Tourism: An ILO study says informal work and weak labor protections are holding back Eastern Caribbean tourism, despite tourism’s outsized role in GDP and employment. Blue Carbon Finance: The Bahamas pledged $25 million for a national blue carbon program to generate Article 6.2 ITMOs, using seagrass carbon-removal data for official emissions accounting. Disaster & Forecasting: Google DeepMind’s WeatherNext Cyclones model won a science award for giving forecasters an extra day of warning, as Tropical Depression Fay and Pacific storms keep attention on hurricane season. Connectivity & Agriculture: Sateliot and Grupo Constanta signed a Brazil alliance to expand satellite connectivity, starting with livestock monitoring. Energy Transition: Proparco and Santander backed Peru’s 467MW solar PV project for Grupo Enhol. Governance & Data Sovereignty: Bahamas PM Philip Davis called for small nations to govern their own data at the UN, framing it as “colonization by data.” Culture: Peanuts Entertainment launched in London with a Mirabal Sisters-inspired period drama.
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