Environment

• Monday, October 6th 2025 - 10:01 UTC

  Taxing foreign ships suggested at Caribbean Maritime University

  

  Applying a so-called blue tax to all foreign cruise lines and foreign shippers using Caribbean ports was suggested during a conference at the Caribbean Maritime University last week by Former Trinidad and Tobago minister Devant Maharaj. The funds would be allocated to Caricom's efforts to protect marine ecosystems from pollution.

• Friday, October 3rd 2025 - 09:52 UTC

  Scientific vessel stranded in Buenos Aires

  

  The Falkor (Too), a highly-publicized scientific vessel, which carried out missions for Uruguayan and Argentine researchers recently, is being delayed at the Port of Buenos Aires because of a missing signature.

• Thursday, October 2nd 2025 - 09:18 UTC

  La Niña forecast to hit Uruguay's agriculture

  

  Weather forecasters announced a high probability that the La Niña climate phenomenon will affect Uruguay during the 2025-2026 season, bringing significant challenges to the agricultural sector.

• Tuesday, September 30th 2025 - 20:29 UTC

  Petro ends FTA with Israel and reshapes the one with the US

  

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on Monday the end of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Israel, as well as the reshaping of the existing one with the United States, following Washington's decision to expel him and revoke his visa for staging a pro-Palestine demonstration in the streets of New York during the 80th United Nations (UN) General Assembly.

• Friday, September 26th 2025 - 09:53 UTC

  Brazil's Lower House passes bill to move capital to Belem for COP30

  

  Brazil's Lower House on Thursday approved Bill 358/25 to symbolically transfer the country's capital from Brasília to Belém, Pará, during the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) between Nov. 11 and 21. Bill 358/25, proposed by Congresswoman Duda Salabert, now proceeds to the Senate for review.

• Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 19:10 UTC

  Falklands approves creation of a 29.240 acres National Park at the Hill Cove Mountains

  

  The Falkland Islands Executive Council this week approved legislation to establish the Hill Cove Mountains National Park and make it a legally protected area. This follows the earlier approval of the Hill Cove Mountains National Park Policy and Management Plan. The park will officially be designated upon publication of the legislation in the Gazette.

• Monday, September 22nd 2025 - 23:29 UTC

  WMO Bulletin shows 2024 recovery of ozone layer, on 40th anniversary of UN Vienna Convention

  

  The World Meteorological Organization Bulletin, WMO, reported that the low level of ozone depletion observed in 2024 was partly due to naturally occurring atmospheric factors, which drive year-to-year fluctuations. However, the long-term positive trend reflects the success of concerted international action.

• Saturday, September 20th 2025 - 10:27 UTC

  Chile's Supreme Court gives nod to Dominga mining project

  

  Chile's Supreme Court sided this week with mining company Andes Iron, effectively reviving its controversial Dominga mining project after a 12-year legal battle.

• Saturday, September 20th 2025 - 01:05 UTC

  Green hydrogen project in Uruguay not quite environmentally friendly

  

  A green hydrogen production plant planned for Uruguay by the company HIF has been classified as having a “significant negative environmental impact” by the South American country's Environment Ministry, due to which the initiative, at an estimated investment of US$6 billion, faces several challenges.

• Monday, September 15th 2025 - 18:36 UTC

  UK introduces landmark legislation to protect world’s ocean

  

  The UK government, on 10 September, introduced a landmark bill to protect two-thirds of the world’s ocean, a key source of food and oxygen for people in the UK and all over the world. This marks a major step forward in global efforts to protect marine life and ecosystems beyond national borders.