Environment

Thursday, November 28th 2024 - 10:27 UTC
IDB grants funding for Paraguayan environmental undertaking

Paraguay has been granted US$ 154 million in loans from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) plus a US$ 7.7 million non-refundable contribution through the IDB CLIMA program, the Economy Ministry in Asunción announced Wednesday. The funding is to be allocated to improving the environmental conditions of the Ypacaraí Lake basin, in Central Paraguay, it was also explained.
Wednesday, November 27th 2024 - 07:59 UTC
HMS Protector expedition to study impact of tourism and climate change in Antarctica

Scientists will study the impact of tourism and climate change on one of the world’s most unique and fragile environments during a Royal Navy expedition to Antarctica.
Wednesday, November 27th 2024 - 02:40 UTC
Sunday was World Walrus Day, with some 25,000 along the Atlantic

From their unmistakable tusks to their characteristic bristles (the envy of many a ‘Movember’ moustache!), the walrus is one of the Arctic’s most iconic species, and today (Sunday 24 November) is World Walrus Day!
Tuesday, November 26th 2024 - 09:24 UTC
Norway announces new donation to Amazon Fund

Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced at the Global Citizen Now: Rio de Janeiro Conference that his country would be donating another US$ 60 million to the Amazon Fund, Agencia Brasil reported.
Monday, November 25th 2024 - 09:06 UTC
Cuba takes delivery of Brazilian aid for hurricane victims

Cuban authorities received this weekend a shipment from Brazil of US$ 86,000 worth of humanitarian help in the wake of hurricanes hitting the Caribbean island in recent days. A similar package was sent from the South American country during the Covid-19 crisis, it was also explained, representing Brazil's commitment to cooperation and friendship between both nations.
Friday, November 22nd 2024 - 10:39 UTC
PM Starmer and Brazil’s Lula da Silva announce Joint Statement to accelerate global green power transition

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Keir Starmer, and the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, met in the margins of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Rio de Janeiro to discuss the UK-Brazil relationship and to announce new areas of cooperation in a Joint Statement
Friday, November 22nd 2024 - 08:27 UTC
A must see, ‘Our Oceans,’ a Bewitching Natatory Experience narrated by Barack Obama

The following article, written by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi for CinemaDailyUS refers to the spectacular Netflix film on “Our Oceans”, which is a must see.
Thursday, November 21st 2024 - 10:00 UTC
The astonishing sagacity and intelligence of Falklands Caracaras revealed in an IFLScience report

Scientists challenging the problem-solving capacities of rare birds of prey on the Falkland Islands have found them astonishingly quick to learn when food is on offer – and remember those skills a year later. The finding supports Darwin’s assessment of the birds’ remarkable intelligence when he visited during the voyage of the Beagle, and also shows the sorts of intelligence we most admire are more widespread among birds than has previously been acknowledged.
Thursday, November 21st 2024 - 10:00 UTC
Drones and images from space to count elephant seals in South Georgia

A team of researchers are using drones and satellite images from space to count southern elephant seals on the sub-Antarctic Island of South Georgia. Using remotely piloted aerial systems (RPAS) to capture detailed ‘on the ground’ photos; the team will compare these with satellite imagery taken from space. This work will update the last island-wide census, conducted nearly 30-years ago.
Thursday, November 21st 2024 - 09:03 UTC
Chubut court releases Punta Tombo Massacre perpetrator on parole

Chubut agribusinessman Ricardo La Regina was handed down a three-year sentence by a three-judge court in the city of Rawson for the 2021 killing of a colony of Magellanic penguins in the Punta Tombo reservation.