AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoClimate Costs: Australia’s fire seasons have grown 21% longer since 1979, and an emergency-leaders’ report warns worsening bushfires could cost A$6 billion (US$4.2 billion) a year over the next 30 years. Ocean Protection: Pacific Island representatives at the UN biodiversity summit are pressing for action to protect coral reefs that buffer coastal communities and support food supplies. Nonprofit Funding: Seminole County has postponed funding decisions for 24 nonprofits until after the Nov. 3 election; one homeless shelter says the delay could put $250,000—about a fifth of its budget—at risk. Indigenous Rights: Advocates and opposition lawmakers accuse Canada’s government of delaying a bill to end the second-generation cut-off for First Nations status. Civic Space: A Uganda study found more than half of young environmental defenders surveyed had faced threats; women reported far higher rates of harassment and gender-based violence than men.
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