AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoWildlife Spotlight: Shaldon Wildlife Trust in the UK says critically endangered red-ruffed lemurs have produced rare quadruplets—four healthy pups born May 4 to Eka and Nero—an event that happens in fewer than 6% of births and offers a boost for the European breeding programme. Madagascar in the Spotlight (Science): Researchers report new records of the “lost” blue-spotted bamboo shark in Madagascar, found via surveys of fishing villages and a university fish collection, suggesting the species may be more common than previously thought. Regional Fisheries Governance: SADC has reappointed Stanley Ndara to chair its regional fisheries monitoring control and surveillance centre in Maputo, with renewed focus on tackling illegal fishing and rolling out a regional register of fishing vessels. Climate & Rights: A landmark climate case is being heard by the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, with civil society asking what duties African governments have to protect people from the climate crisis. Environment & Trade Finance: Mauritius Commercial Bank pledges $1 billion to support trade finance across Africa, aiming to strengthen regional value chains under the AfCFTA—an economic lever that can shape how environmental pressures and resource use are managed.
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