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Montevideo, September 21st 2024 - 09:21 UTC

Environment

  • Monday, April 29th 2024 - 13:30 UTC

    South Georgia: Darwin Plus Funding for Environment Schemes, 2024

    Priority is laid out in “Protect, Sustain Inspire”, the values-driven approach to the stewardship of SGSSI.

    The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) is proud to promote and encourage science that contributes to developing and upholding best-practice environmental management and that supports the active management and good governance of the Territory.

  • Tuesday, April 23rd 2024 - 20:28 UTC

    Rebel Mapuche leader Héctor Llaitul found guilty, faces up to 25 years in jail

    Llaitul claimed the trial was the result of the clash between two cultures

    Mapuche leader Héctor Llaitul has been found guilty of attacking authorities and other violent crimes. The prosecution has requested Llaitul be jailed for 25 years but the sentence will only be announced next month. The defendant claimed the trial was fueled by a “political persecution” stemming from the clash between two cultures. The indigenous leader was arrested in August 2022 and has since been remanded in custody at the Biobío Penitentiary Complex, some 500 kilometers from Santiago.

  • Tuesday, April 23rd 2024 - 09:15 UTC

    Falkland Islands celebrates World Earth Day and its challenges

    Falklands Conservation CEO Esther Bertram

    April 22nd is World Earth Day, and three leading Falkland Islands experts in the environment and protecting our planet's scarce resources addressed the issue. They are Esther Bertram, CEO of Falklands Conservation, Dr. Paul Brickle Executive Director of the South Atlantic Environment Research Institute, SAERI, and Dr. Rachel Cooper, Head of the Falkland Islands Government Environment Department.

  • Friday, April 19th 2024 - 21:48 UTC

    Dead penguins turn up in Mar del Plata

    These animals usually go in groups. Hence the mass deaths, it was explained

    At least 40 dead penguins were found on the Camet beaches in the northern part of the beach resort and fishing industry hub of Mar del Plata. Experts say that despite its shocking effect on residents these events have been occurring every year as a result of climate change and the ensuing lack of food. The first such appearances date back to “between 2000 and 2005,” it was explained.

  • Thursday, April 11th 2024 - 19:44 UTC

    Rotating supply cuts launched as Bogotá's water reservoirs are running dry

    The situation is worse than expected after rainfalls forecasted for late March never arrived and are still awaited

    Authorities in the capital of Colombia began rationing water on Thursday as local reservoirs were reported to be nearing alarming levels due to the El Niño phenomenon coupled with the aftermaths of global warming. It has not been ruled out that the severe drought might result as well in an energy crisis hitting some 10 million people who live in Bogotá and the surrounding areas.

  • Wednesday, April 10th 2024 - 19:26 UTC

    Climate change: March this year was the hottest ever recorded

    Photo: AFP

    According to a study released Wednesday by the European Climate Observatory, last month was the hottest March on record worldwide, as well as the tenth consecutive month with maximum temperatures recorded at sea since June 2023. March 2024 recorded an average of 14.14 degrees Celsius (57.9 degrees Fahrenheit), beating the previous record of 2016 by a tenth of a degree.

  • Monday, April 8th 2024 - 19:24 UTC

    Panama Canal chokepoint approaching an end as the rainy season begins in May

    Maersk gave its own indication of the improving water level, with the reinstatement of a service that had previously switched to a rail-land transit across Panama .

    The chokepoint at the Panama Canal could be approaching an end as weather forecasts indicate ample rain fall is heading for Panama, which if correct means many international shipping believe a return to normal crossing s possible in the near future.

  • Saturday, April 6th 2024 - 11:16 UTC

    Brazil: Mercury detected in Yanomami people's hair samples

    Illegal mining has been linked to health issues among the Yanomami population

    The Rio de Janeiro-based Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) conducted a series of tests among Yanomami indigenous people in the state of Roraima in northern Brazil which detected the presence of mercury in 84% of the hair samples taken from them in October 2022, Agencia Brasil reported this week. These findings were linked to illegal gold mining in the area.

  • Friday, April 5th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    New Board Chairman at Falklands Conservation

    “After ten years in the role of chairman, Spink's dedication and leadership have been invaluable, shaping our mission and strengthening our commitment to the Islands' conservation,” said the charity

    After ten years as Board Chairman of Falklands Conservation, the charity thanked and wished a heartfelt farewell to Roger Spink. His position will be taken over by Tom Blake, from FIDC, Falklands Development Corporation.

  • Friday, April 5th 2024 - 10:45 UTC

    Praise for Falklands Conservation in The Times list of charities to support in 2024

    ”Launched in 1979, Falklands Conservation has built an excellent reputation for scientific research and youth education, alongside environmental advocacy and action.

    As of the end of March, Falklands Conservation was featured in The Times and The Sunday Times as one of the charities to support in 2024. The article points out that UK has a long history of charitable giving (“charity” was first defined in English law as early as 1601). The problem comes with choosing which worthy organizations to give to.