Green Asunción: Asunción’s “Ciudad Verde de las Américas” plan lays out greener urban transport, waste management and rainwater systems, with MADES and UNDP backing capacity-building and risk management. Wildlife & corridors: A jaguar with a cub was spotted near the Tebicuary River in Itapúa, a reminder that Paraguay’s biological corridors are vital for a species listed as critically endangered locally. Bird conservation: A new Birds of Paraguay feature spotlights the Chopi Sa’yju (saffron-cowled blackbird), now Endangered as wetlands and grasslands shrink under agricultural pressure. Carbon markets: Taiwan and Paraguay are moving ahead on a pilot carbon credit project for woodland in Paraguay’s Chaco, aiming to test practical verification and credit transfer methods. Climate risk: Paraguay is also in the wider El Niño picture, with forecasts pointing to shifting rainfall and flood risk across major river basins that include the Paraguay River. Deforestation-linked charcoal: A report says UK retailers are selling charcoal tied to Paraguay’s Gran Chaco deforestation, linking everyday imports to habitat loss. Plastic waste pressure: Research flags Paraguay among Latin America’s plastic pollution hotspots after China’s plastic-waste import ban, warning of growing health risks from weak waste handling. Electric mobility push: Paraguay’s renewable power advantage is being used to argue for an electric vehicle economy to cut fuel imports and attract investment.