AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoForest Loss: Nicaragua lost 247 hectares of primary forest in one week, while Chinese-backed mining concessions are expanding into rainforest. Bosawás, Central America’s largest reserve, has lost more than 30% of its primary forest since 2000, raising concerns about the impact of extraction and weak protection. Climate and Coffee: Drought across the Central American Dry Corridor, including Nicaragua, is pushing arabica premiums to a three-year high. Dry conditions during flowering and fruit development threaten harvest size and bean quality, squeezing smallholder farmers. Environmental Defenders: Fundación del Río, a Nicaraguan environmental organization, is among the civil society groups shut down amid the Ortega-Murillo government’s crackdown, highlighting the risks facing independent conservation work.
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