Overview
- The UN-designated day for 2026 centers on the theme 'Forests and economies', emphasizing forests’ roles in development and social well-being.
- Mexico City reports that about 60% of its territory is conservation land that helps recharge aquifers supplying roughly 70% of the capital’s water.
- Authorities attribute 90% of fires to human activity, flag climate-driven pest pressures, and have deployed 200 brigades to safeguard areas including Desierto de los Leones.
- Mexico’s protected-areas agency reported 35 active wildfires affecting about 8,840 hectares across 13 states, with more than 1,200 firefighters engaged as of March 20.
- Peru’s environment ministry will deliver over S/13.5 million through Programa Bosques to more than 85 native communities to conserve about 800,000 hectares, benefiting roughly 4,400 families with support from the IDB and World Bank.