Environment

• Thursday, May 14th 2026 - 16:52 UTC

  UK ‘Zero Net’ Miliband’s policy questioned as a threat to British security, ‘China dominates all the green technology’

  

  The UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband has been accused of handing Beijing a “kill switch” over the British economy, after claiming that green energy will end the UK's reliance on Vladimir Putin’s Russia for its fuel needs.

• Tuesday, May 12th 2026 - 14:14 UTC

  Strait of Hormuz closure, FAO warns of fertilizer scarcity and calendar for new planting season

  

  The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, warned that the global fertilizer scarcity caused by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz will lead to lower yields and tightening food supplies in the latter half of 2026 and into 2027.

• Monday, May 11th 2026 - 07:00 UTC

  New Darwin Plus Funding Round, 2026, for South Georgia

  

  The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) is therefore delighted to announce a new round of Darwin Plus funding following the recent pause in the program, and welcome applications that will contribute to the broader aims of the Government.

• Thursday, May 7th 2026 - 23:08 UTC

  Falklands students send special message to Sir David Attenborough on his 100th birthday

  

  Students from the Falkland Islands' schools have prepared a video message for Sir David Attenborough to mark the broadcaster and naturalist's 100th birthday, which he will celebrate on Friday, May 8. The initiative, announced by the Falkland Islands Government's London Office, seeks to recognise the influence Sir David's documentary series have had on the archipelago's younger generations and his career-long role in showcasing the islands' natural heritage internationally.

• Sunday, May 3rd 2026 - 09:54 UTC

  Another Antarctica season of over 100.000 visitors, according to IAATO

  

  The latest official report from IAATO, (International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators), put total 2024-25 visitation at 118,491, after 122,072 in 2023-24, meaning traffic remains well above the 100,000 mark even after a modest pullback.

• Sunday, May 3rd 2026 - 09:15 UTC

  Falklands, public consultation on Nature Reserves closes 5 May

  

  The Falkland Islands Environment Department would like to remind members of the public that the consultation on its proposal to designate and expand National Nature Reserves will close on Tuesday 5 May 2026.

• Monday, April 27th 2026 - 15:00 UTC

  Brazilian platform to track commodity chains ahead of EU deforestation rules

  

  A new Brazilian digital platform began operating on Monday to cross-check social and environmental data and support the tracing of commodity chains linked to deforestation, land conflicts and other rural violations.

• Friday, April 24th 2026 - 19:39 UTC

  FAO and WMO warn extreme heat pushes global agriculture 'to the limit,' threatening one billion people

  

  The escalation of extreme heat episodes is pushing agriculture “to the limit” worldwide and threatening the health and livelihoods of more than one billion people, according to a joint report published on Wednesday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The document, titled “Extreme Heat and Agriculture,” warns that the phenomenon causes the annual loss of 500 billion working hours in the sector.

• Wednesday, April 22nd 2026 - 11:16 UTC

  Earth Day turns 55 with climate challenges still unresolved

  

  This April 22 marks the 55th anniversary of Earth Day, a date formally designated by the United Nations General Assembly in 2009 but rooted in 1970, when the environmental movement began to gain political traction in the United States and Europe. Half a century on, the global climate agenda has accumulated significant institutional advances, though commitments made continue to be debated in terms of their scope and implementation.

• Saturday, April 18th 2026 - 02:53 UTC

  Uruguayan court rejects injunction against offshore seismic prospection, allowing exploration to continue

  

  A Montevideo civil court dismissed an injunction filed by social organizations and fishing industry unions against seismic prospection activities for hydrocarbon exploration in Uruguay's exclusive economic zone, allowing operations by the company Viridien (CGG Services) to continue on an offshore block assigned to oil major Chevron.