AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoPublic Health (French Guiana): The CDC has added French Guiana to its active chikungunya travel health notice list, joining Suriname and Mayotte on a growing roster of simultaneous outbreaks that could affect summer travelers. Local Politics (Hydrocarbons): Two Guyanese MPs from French Guiana, Jean-Victor Castor and Davy Rimane, say they are breaking with the French left after a bill to authorize oil exploration in overseas territories was rejected in committee, accusing Paris of “green colonialism.” Environment (Protected Forests): France announced seven new biological reserves and expanded two others, protecting an extra 157,000 hectares, with nearly all of the new protection in French Guiana’s Armontabo Rocky Peaks. Science & Space (Amazon satellites): Amazon says it has launched 32 satellites from the French Guiana launch site as part of its push to expand satellite internet coverage. Wildlife Research (AI in canopies): A new AI tool, TropiCam, aims to study arboreal species in tropical forests by focusing on animals higher up in the canopy.
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