Stories for September 2007

Monday, September 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands Albatross: encouraging survey results with new methodology

Population data has been collected for one colony on the New Island reserve for the last 29 years, and as such is the only long term data set for the Falkland Islands.
Monday, September 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UN and White House prepare for rival climate summits

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Al Gore and the leaders of some 80 nations converge on the United Nations today for a summit on the warming Earth and what to do about it.
Monday, September 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
First bluetongue case in England; fears of more FAM

Beleaguered British farmers suffering after several outbreaks of foot-and-mouth face a second threat as a new livestock virus, bluetongue, claimed the life of a Highland cow in Suffolk, east England.
Monday, September 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
AIS systems on all Falklands' fishing vessels

THE installation of Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) is likely to be made mandatory for ships operating in Falklands' waters.
Monday, September 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay among the world's top ten greenest countries

Uruguay is South America most environmentally friendly country and together with Australia are the only two from the Southern Hemisphere to rank among the world's top ten greenest and most livable, according to a list published by Readers' Digest.
Monday, September 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Pulp mill dispute: on the road to a happy ending

Uruguayan and Argentine delegates will be meeting next Saturday in New York to consider the pulp mills controversy, confirmed the Spanish Foreign Office which is acting as a “facilitator” to help find a way out to the dispute that has strained bilateral relations between the neighboring countries.
Monday, September 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay's per capita annual beef consumption: 54 kilos

Uruguay's per capita consumption of beef jumped from 40 to 54 kilos in five years making the domestic market the second destination of the country's most important single export according to a release from the local Meat Institute, INAC.
Monday, September 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay's forests ready for the fourth pulp mill project

Uruguay is on route to add another substantial option to its commodities' led economy: pulp and paper. A pulp mill is ready to begin production, another two are on the drawing board and a fourth has been announced by Portuguese interests.
Monday, September 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands' ocean bed dispute and lure for “Earth's last frontier”

Argentina will object any British initiative to extend the “illegitimate occupation” of the Falkland Islands and its adjoining waters, in the event of such a decision, Argentine Foreign Affairs minister Jorge Taiana was quoted on Monday by the Buenos Aires press from New York.
Monday, September 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
A city and brand name proud of their industrial history

The world's most popular and traditional corned beef brand takes the name of the Uruguayan city of Fray Bentos, and local authorities and residents are strongly lobbying to have its local Industrial Museum included in the Unesco World Heritage list.