AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoClimate Risk Watch: UNICEF says almost all children worldwide face at least one climate hazard, with up to 1.8 billion exposed to droughts and 1.2 billion to extreme heat, and 1.1 billion facing three or more overlapping risks—urging faster investment in adaptation, infrastructure, and disaster readiness. AI for Biodiversity: A Kew report highlights how AI and digitised plant and fungus collections are speeding species identification and tracking flowering shifts, helping conservationists prioritize plants at risk and spot climate impacts on ecosystems. Madagascar in the Spotlight (Plants & Power): Women solar technicians in Madagascar are expanding rural electricity access through community training and system support, while a separate concept project proposes a baobab-inspired “floating waterfall” using deep-ocean flow for renewable power. Biosecurity & Wildlife Trade: Australia seized 100,000 illegal exotic cockroaches, including Madagascar hissing cockroaches, underscoring how the pet and food insect trade can threaten ecosystems. Nature & Finance: A new study warns that countries—including Madagascar—could face major GDP losses from nature decline, as markets underprice environmental risk and strain public budgets.
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