Mobility & Motorsport Diplomacy: FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem and Argentina’s Javier Milei opened the 2026 FIA American Congress in Buenos Aires, stressing safer, more accessible and more sustainable transport, with Ben Sulayem also meeting Paraguay’s Santiago Peña in recent days. Wildlife & Biodiversity Spotlight: Paraguay’s Yvyja’u Moroti (White-winged Nightjar) is highlighted as a rare grasslands “ghost,” with only a few breeding sites known worldwide and key Paraguayan habitats in Mbaracayú and Laguna Blanca. Conservation-Linked Finance & Trade: Paraguay’s ambassador to Israel pushed for stronger beef trade ties, including efforts to make Paraguay’s origin visible to shoppers, while also pointing to broader cooperation areas like water management. Climate Risk to Food Systems: El Niño-linked drought in El Salvador is turning cornfields to dust, showing how extreme weather can wipe out small farmers’ harvests and livelihoods. Public Health Capacity Building: PAHO/WHO ran a regional bioinformatics course in Panama for human and animal labs, including Paraguay, to strengthen genomic surveillance for epidemic and pandemic preparedness. Local Environmental Culture: A Kathmandu Indigenous Newar community warns climate change is erasing water traditions tied to hiti, ponds and wells as rainfall patterns shift. Paraguay Investment & Land Use Pressure: The Asunción Times’ Investing in Paraguay Forum spotlights the Paraguay Investor Pass sectors—stock market, real estate and tourism—raising questions about how new capital may reshape land and ecosystems.