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Montevideo, January 28th 2026 - 21:13 UTC

Environment

  • Monday, December 1st 2025 - 07:44 UTC

    UK Overseas Territories’ wildlife hotspots to benefit under new strategy

    Fur seal in front of Mount Sugartop, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands. Credit - Vicki Foster Insta @vicki.foster

    For first time UK government and all our Overseas Territories unite behind a joint ambitious and actionable biodiversity strategy. This strategy is published as leaders from the UK Overseas Territories and UK Ministers gathered in London for the Joint Ministerial Council. UK’s Overseas Territories are home to 94% of the UK’s unique species and a quarter of the world’s penguins. In total over 1,800 endemic species live in the Overseas Territories.

  • Monday, December 1st 2025 - 07:23 UTC

    Falklands welcomes publication of the UK Overseas Territories Biodiversity Strategy

    Home to more than 90% of the UK’s unique species, many found nowhere else on Earth

    The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) welcomes the launch of the new UK Overseas Territories (UKOT) Biodiversity Strategy, developed jointly by the UK and Overseas Territories to protect some of the world’s most precious wildlife and ecosystems.

  • Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Large parts of southern Brazil under emergency due to heavy storms

    Isolated landslides from accumulated rainfall in the Itajaí Valley and on the North Coast were not to be ruled out

    The number of municipalities in the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina declaring a state of emergency due to heavy rainfall and a passing cyclone increased to eleven as of Tuesday afternoon.

  • Tuesday, November 25th 2025 - 18:54 UTC

    Lula troubled by interpreter's poor work at G20 Summit

    “Only Janja may whisper in my ear!,” Lula stressed

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was deeply troubled on the closing day of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg (South Africa) by an interpreter's unprofessional behavior. “Only [First Lady] Janja [da Silva] may whisper in my ear!” he stressed.

  • Tuesday, November 25th 2025 - 08:56 UTC

    COP30's final document leaves fossil fuels unmentioned

    Corrêa do Lago acknowledged the disappointment of some attendees (Pic GETTY IMAGES)

    The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) concluded in Belém, Brazil, with the approval of a final document that has drawn both consensus and sharp criticism for its lack of ambition, particularly its silence on the future of fossil fuels.

  • Saturday, November 22nd 2025 - 08:00 UTC

    No consensus yet at COP30

    COP30 has already delivered three landmark declarations, but no joint final statement as of Friday

    As the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) reached its scheduled closing time of 11:50 PM on Friday, negotiations for the final document, known as the Belém Package, had not concluded. Talks were expected to extend into the early hours of Saturday.

  • Friday, November 21st 2025 - 19:05 UTC

    COP30 chairman calls for consensus - extension due to fire not unlikely

    “We know how difficult it is to reach consensus,” Corrêa do Lago reckoned

    André Corrêa do Lago called on countries to reach a consensus for the common good of the planet on the scheduled closing day of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, the capital of the Brazilian State of Pará. The event's Chairman insisted on Friday that it was time for international cooperation to prevail.

  • Friday, November 21st 2025 - 10:50 UTC

    COP30: Activities suspended due to fire and evacuation

    Sabino downplayed the incident

    The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) was thrown into chaos on Thursday when a fire erupted in the so-called Blue Zone pavilions, forcing a rapid evacuation of delegates, officials, and observers just over 24 hours before the conference's scheduled conclusion.

  • Wednesday, November 19th 2025 - 11:27 UTC

    Argentina: El Pedregoso area in Chubut under fire

    The incident follows a recent declaration of a fire emergency in the provinces of Chubut and Río Negro

    A large-scale operation involving nearly 200 personnel is struggling to contain an active forest fire that broke out Monday in the El Pedregoso area, within the jurisdiction of Epuyén, Chubut province. Difficult geography and adverse weather conditions are severely complicating containment efforts.

  • Wednesday, November 19th 2025 - 11:26 UTC

    Paraguay: 700 families left homeless by storm

    Undone repair works have kept relief teams from providing adequate assistance

    A severe storm system swept across central and southern Paraguay over the weekend, generating destructive winds and causing widespread damage. Additionally, separate, sustained rainfall in the Chaco region threatens to isolate communities due to impassable roads.