AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoEducation & Skills: OECD reports PISA 2025 is the weakest for 15-year-olds in reading, math, and science since testing began, with Latin America broadly sliding and Argentina hitting its worst results since 2006. Public Health: Argentina confirms its first COVID-19 BA.3.2 cases via genomic surveillance, calling the global risk low and stable. Environment & Conservation: Costa Rica mapped nearly 500 dominant tree species to group forests into 10 ecosystem types, helping target biodiversity protection beyond just forest cover. Marine Governance: Gulf of Nicoya communities push for real decision-making power, backed by new governance tools from Fundación MarViva. Health Policy: Costa Rica delays vaping rules until Aug. 2027 while teen-related vaping disorder visits remain high. Tech & Research in Costa Rica: Emory’s CapuchinAI brings AI facial recognition and touchscreen tasks to wild capuchins in a Costa Rica reserve to study cognition in the field. Business & Innovation: Costa Rica markets itself as a medical-device export powerhouse, with medical devices topping exports in 2025.
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