FAO-backed projects combine a seven-year Green Dam investment and a REDD+ payment for Mexico's past reductions. Approval releases resources; future targets still need implementation and verification.
An NGO wants four individuals and three companies to fund restoration, monitoring and education after 3,053 kilograms of scales were seized. The civil case is in mediation and has not established liability.
The trinational initiative covers 33 municipalities, 11 protected areas and six biological corridors. Backed by €11 million from Germany's KfW development bank and contributions from the three countries, it links conservation, water security, restoration and sustainable rural production.