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Montevideo, September 21st 2024 - 09:01 UTC

Environment

  • Monday, August 19th 2024 - 10:46 UTC

    Sunshine at Mount Pleasant Airport in July way above average

    July was slightly windier than usual, it was reported

    July of 2024 saw the Mount Pleasant Airfield record a total of 90.3 hours of sunshine against an average of 70.1 hours, Falklands Radio reported citing Met Office data. The broadcaster also mentioned that lying snow was present for 18 days, partially due to the heavy snowfall at the end of June, despite temperatures being around average.

  • Monday, August 19th 2024 - 07:12 UTC

    Falklands cancels second season of Loligo squid for conservation reasons

    Despite the fishing industry agreeing with reasons not to open the second Loligo season, this will have a significant impact on the fishing sector

    In July 2024 the Falkland Islands Fisheries Department conducted a routine pre-season survey prior to the second Loligo season, working in close partnership with local fishing companies. The survey results showed the lowest second pre-season biomass estimate since 2008, with the lower end of the estimate being below the Fisheries Department safe stock replenishment threshold of 10,000 tonnes.

  • Thursday, August 8th 2024 - 08:48 UTC

    Mendoza and Newcastle win the FAO Green Cities Initiative Awards

    FAO Direct-General QU Dongyu said that “through a strong partnership, the GCI has been working with vibrant and inclusive cities around the world”

    FAO presented Mendoza in Argentina and Newcastle in the United Kingdom with its first-ever Green Cities Initiative Awards during a special event for its Green Cities Initiative, GCI.

  • Wednesday, August 7th 2024 - 08:48 UTC

    At least 5 killed in Debby's first raid through the US

    Debby is forecasted to make landfall again on Thursday in South Carolina

    Tropical Storm (or Hurricane) “Debby” has left at least 5 people dead and “catastrophic” flooding in the southern US after making landfall this week. President Joseph Biden has already decreed the emergency as further damage is expected in the coming days. Four of the casualties were in Florida and the other in Georgia.

  • Monday, July 29th 2024 - 08:06 UTC

    Falklands, controversy with Navitas oil company Environmental Impact Statement

    Phyl Rendell Chair FI Offshore Hydrocarbons Environmental Forum

    Falklands Conservation has published initial views on the Navitas oil company Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and encourages people to comment on the report. This is of course welcome but their statement that essential information on key animal groups is missing, is misleading. It states that ‘the presented seabird data is more than 20 years old’.

  • Saturday, July 27th 2024 - 07:41 UTC

    Brazil's Lençóis Maranhenses Park a World Heritage Site, UNESCO rules

    The Lençóis Maranhenses Park is located about 250 kilometers from São Luís, capital of the State of Maranhão

    The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Friday declared Brazil's Lençóis Maranhenses National Park a World Natural Heritage Site, making it the South American country's eighth such place, Agencia Brasil reported. The announcement was made during the UNESCO World Heritage Committee session in New Delhi, India. The application dossier had been submitted in 2018.

  • Tuesday, July 23rd 2024 - 18:43 UTC

    IMF and IDB to boost Paraguay's sustainable development initiatives

    Goldfajn (R) and Georgieva (L) highlighted Paraguay's progress after meeting with President Peña

    The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced this week in Asunción an increase in cooperation with Latin American and Caribbean countries regarding environmental initiatives and sustainable development.

  • Tuesday, July 23rd 2024 - 06:38 UTC

    Whale environmentalist and crew arrested in Greenland on Japanese warrant

    Paul Watson has also featured in the reality television series ”Whale Wars.

    The Greenland police reported it had arrested environmental activist Paul Watson when his ship docked in Nuuk under an international warrant issued by Japan. The 73-year-old Canadian-American citizen has been known for engaging in direct action tactics such as confrontations with whaling ships out at sea.

  • Monday, July 22nd 2024 - 21:02 UTC

    Brazilian flying taxi model launched

    The estimated range is 100 kilometers, due to which it will be limited to urban transport, at least in the early stages

    A subsidiary of Brazilian aircraft manufacturers Embraer launched this weekend in Gavião Peixoto, in the State of São Paulo, the full-scale prototype of the new flying taxi, which was introduced during the 45th edition of the Farnborough Airshow in England. According to Eve, the company behind this development, the eVTOL model represents a leap in urban aerial mobility which will transform cityscapes by 2026.

  • Monday, July 22nd 2024 - 19:54 UTC

    Paraguay's first 30 electric buses to be delivered this year

    “We are working on the technological software,” Deputy Minister Fernández explained

    The first 30 electric buses of Asunción's public network will be operational before the end of 2024, Deputy Transport Minister Emiliano Fernández announced Monday after a meeting with experts from the Taiwanese company building the vehicles. President Santiago Peña has pledged that 1,000 of these units would become available shortly.