AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoNature & Livestock Restoration: A new discussion highlights why livestock and ecosystem restoration don’t have a one-size-fits-all link, warning that both overgrazing and removing grazing can harm landscapes, with lessons drawn from IUCN’s nature-based solutions work in Uzbekistan. Health Innovation Spotlight: The Zayed Sustainability Prize has unveiled 2027 finalists, including solutions already improving maternal health, food security, water access, and ecosystem restoration. Drug Treatment Push: Kerala’s Operation Toofan 2.0 moves into a crucial phase, pairing tougher action against drug traffickers with expanded care and rehabilitation for people with addiction. Bhutan’s Nature Accounting: Bhutan announced it has adopted Gross Ecosystem Product nationally, valuing ecosystem services at about US$6.2 billion for 2024 alongside GDP and GNH. Food Loss Reality: Bhutan’s wider region faces major crop losses even as production rises, with climate impacts, pests, and human-wildlife conflict cited in recent reporting. Public Health Progress in the Region: WHO notes advances across South-East Asia, including Bhutan’s elimination of dog-mediated human rabies through a whole-of-society One Health approach. Safety Alert: Two Indian tourists died after a rafting accident in Bhutan’s Mochhu River, underscoring ongoing risks in adventure travel.
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