Environment

Saturday, November 8th 2025 - 10:29 UTC
Lula says little has been done regarding Paris Agreement

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva voiced concern about the climate crisis and urged world leaders to strengthen their commitment to the Paris Agreement. He made those remarks during the last thematic session of the Climate Summit in Belém on Friday.
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Friday, November 7th 2025 - 12:25 UTC
Lula invites other countries to support TFFF initiative

Upon launching the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) during the Climate Summit in the Amazon city of Belém, in the State of Pará, on Thursday afternoon, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva invited other nations to support the initiative. “Forests are worth more standing than cut down. They should be included in our countries’ GDP. Ecosystem services need to be remunerated, as do the people who protect forests. International green funds are not up to the challenge,” insisted Lula.
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Wednesday, November 5th 2025 - 20:52 UTC
Lula enacts law designating Belém as capital of Brazil during COP30

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed into law a bill making Belém, in the state of Pará, the capital of the South American country for the duration of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) between Nov. 11 and 21. The measure has been published in the Diário Oficial da União (Official Gazette).
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Wednesday, November 5th 2025 - 16:43 UTC
Bad news for Punta Arenas: NFS Antarctic researchers and icebreakers return to US

Severe cuts in Budget resources for the United States National Science Foundation, (NSF) dictated by president Donald Trump are having an impact on Antarctic research, and a huge financial loss for the community of Punta Arenas, Magallanes Region, extreme south of Chile, according to polar scientists.
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Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 09:49 UTC
Prince Albert II of Monaco lands in Paraguay for 3-day visit

Prince Albert II of Monaco arrived in Paraguay on Monday for his first-ever official visit to the South American nation, marking a historic moment aimed at boosting diplomatic and commercial ties. He was welcomed at the Silvio Pettirossi International Airport at 6.10 pm local time with full honors by Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano.
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Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 09:18 UTC
Considerable shrinking of Antarctic glacier reported

Experts have expressed their concern after a study revealed that the Hektoria Glacier in eastern Antarctica retreated by 50% in just two months —between November and December 2022— losing 8.2 kilometers of ice. This rate of ice loss is nearly ten times faster than previously measured for land-based glaciers, setting a new record.
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Monday, November 3rd 2025 - 19:52 UTC
Discovery Building, a milestone for Rothera Base and BAS in Antarctica

The 2025/2026 Antarctic season is a landmark for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and its Antarctic Infrastructure Modernization Project (AIMP), as the new Discovery Building begins to take on its operational role. Specialist teams will be on site from this month to check the building’s critical systems are working as expected and to carefully manage the removal of six older structures, the functions of which are now integrated within the Discovery Building.
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Wednesday, October 29th 2025 - 22:28 UTC
Melissa causes havoc in Jamaica and Cuba

Hurricane Melissa hit Cuba's eastern provinces overnight, leaving a wake of widespread destruction, cutting off communities, flooding homes, and causing severe damage to critical infrastructure. The powerful storm eventually weakened but continued to generate unstable conditions across the eastern part of the island, where communities grappled with the aftermath as it drifted northeast.
Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 10:02 UTC
Amazon: Petrobras cleared to start drilling on Equatorial Margin

Brazil's state-owned oil company, Petrobras, has received a license from the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) to begin exploratory oil drilling on the Equatorial Margin of the Amazon, an area with high hydrocarbon potential, it was announced on Monday.
Saturday, October 18th 2025 - 06:46 UTC
Falklands’ avian influenza, Yorke Bay Gentoo Colony closed to Public Access

On Wednesday, 15 October, swabs from 3 dead Gentoo penguins from Yorke Bay returned positive results for highly pathogenic avian influenza. On Sunday, 12 October, more than one hundred carcasses were observed at the site, with several more symptomatic individuals also counted. Estimated further mortality for the week of 13 October exceeded the threshold for review of current management.