AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoMarine Protection: Greenpeace has dropped two-tonne boulders in a North Sea protected area, aiming to keep bottom trawlers out of 116 square kilometres used by harbour porpoises. Oil Drilling: Los Angeles is the largest US city to ban oil extraction, stopping new drilling immediately and requiring existing wells to close over 20 years. Nature Finance: COP17 nations agreed to push global nature goals forward, but funding remains a major gap. Sustainable Cities: Addis Ababa, Cali, Istanbul, Jingdezhen and Katowice won a UN-backed award for urban sustainability; Addis Ababa was recognised for green infrastructure, river restoration and safer mobility. Forest Restoration: A Uganda project with the Jane Goodall Institute distributed 15,000 traditional fig tree cuttings to more than 300 households, linking habitat recovery with local livelihoods. Wildlife: A Laos study found ecotourism can reduce hunting pressure, but wildlife numbers were lower near busy tour routes. Amazon Pollution: Cyanide-contaminated ponds from illegal gold mining threaten water and wildlife in Brazil’s Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Territory.
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