National agricultural emergency has been extended for another 3 months due to drought, thus unlocking the government’s agricultural emergency plan in order to provide funds and further support to its local farmers

President Luis Lacalle Pou suggested to the Latin American and Caribbean Community the establishment of a free trade zone extending from Mexico to South America, stating that the regional economies are complementary thus ensuring the initiative’s success

As this past year there has been a significant increase in horse meat exports, the Santuarios Primitivos NGO has begun buying trucks transporting horses towards slaughter houses, to then save them as well as give them up for adoption

A new heat wave has struck the country, causing a record energy consumption higher than ever in its history; local environmentalists are alarmed both for the rise in temperature and for energy consumption

The country has joined forces with Mexico to develop a new satellite infrastructure in order to monitor the effects of the climate crisis on the country’s rural areas, helping reduce carbon emissions and monitor the ongoing food crisis