AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoWildlife Under Pressure: Fewer than 1,100 Persian leopards remain, with about 80% concentrated in Iran, as retaliatory killings, poisoning, traps, habitat fragmentation, and border barriers (including landmines) keep the subspecies on the brink. Water Governance Shock: New reporting highlights how water is becoming the defining failure of climate-era governance—scarcity and ecosystem damage are already reshaping livelihoods and public health. Forced Labour Watch: A fresh review says Turkmenistan’s cotton harvest forced-labour system worsened again after earlier “small steps,” with penalties and coercion pushing public-sector workers into fields. Adolescent Health Push: UNFPA held a technical meeting in Ashgabat with the education and health ministries to strengthen adolescent reproductive health and healthy lifestyle programs. Human Rights Funding Risk: A May 14 report warns US foreign-aid cuts have left rights defenders and civic work in multiple countries, including Turkmenistan, scrambling or shutting down.
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