Environment

Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
World Bank approves Renewable Energy Project loans to Cabo Verde, Africa

The World Bank on Wednesday approved an International Development Association credit in the amount of US$3.5 million and an International Bank for Reconstruction and Development loan in the amount of US$ 3.5 million for the Renewable Energy and Improved Utility Performance Project (REIUP) for Cabo Verde in Western Africa.
Wednesday, December 8th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Some 300 Chinese fishing vessels crossing Magellan Strait to the South Atlantic, Argentine report

In a joint operation, the Argentine Navy and Coast Guard are monitoring and keeping track of an estimated 300 Chinese fishing vessels that are sailing from the Pacific to the South Atlantic across the Magellan Strait.
Wednesday, December 8th 2021 - 09:19 UTC
Some 6,700 Magellan penguins migrated to Brazil's coastline during winter

Brazil's Beach Monitoring Project, PMP, reports that more than 6,700 penguins have arrived mainly on Santa Catarina and Parana states coast during the migration season this year, which represents a 20% per cent increase in the number of marine birds coming over last year.
Monday, December 6th 2021 - 09:34 UTC
Sustainability: Uruguay the example to follow, World Bank says

Anna Wellenstein, Director of the World Bank's Latin America and the Caribbean, Sustainable Development Group, has said Uruguay was an example of turning its productions towards a market that will seek environmental guidelines met.
Friday, December 3rd 2021 - 08:58 UTC
Murder of Chilean environmentalists has leftwing parties taking a stance

Chilean environmentalist Javiera Rojas was found dead in what seems to be yet another case of femicide, but one that has unleashed a series of condemnations from many of her colleagues and human rights organizations alike to raise awareness about the nature of these crimes.
Friday, December 3rd 2021 - 07:51 UTC
Falklands prepares to welcome state of the art RRS Sir David Attenborough on 9 December

The Falkland Islands Government has invited the public to welcome the RRS Sir David Attenborough as it makes its maiden voyage into the Falkland Islands on Thursday 9 December 2021.
Thursday, December 2nd 2021 - 09:52 UTC
Mercury has catastrophic consequences on Bolivian indigenous peoples, UN experts say

United Nations specialists have sent the Bolivian Government a “Letter of Allegations” after finding irregularities resulting from the unauthorized use of mercury which has brought up environmental and human rights consequences, it was reported Wednesday.
Wednesday, December 1st 2021 - 09:55 UTC
WHO says travel bans achieve little against Omicron strain

The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday advised people aged over 60 or who suffer from comorbidities which could result in more serious cases of COVID-19 postponed all travel whenever possible in the light of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Tuesday, November 30th 2021 - 19:00 UTC
Unauthorized works kill hundreds of penguins in Chubut

A landowner in the town of Punta Tombo in the Argentine Province of Chubut is to be prosecuted under the Law of Cruelk Treatment Against Animals after crushing several penguin nests and electrocuting over a hundred of the birds living at the local natural wildlife reserve some 110 kilometres south from Rawson, the provincial capital.
Thursday, November 25th 2021 - 09:52 UTC
Research done in Falklands shows albatrosses are “divorcing” because of climate change

A recent Royal Society study shows climate change and rising oceans are pushing black-browed albatross breakup rates higher. Among the world's most devoted monogamous species, they are “divorcing” more frequently. For 15 years, researchers studied a wild population of 15,500 breeding couples in the Falkland Islands, and in effect, only 1 to 3% of couples would separate after picking a partner to pursue more romantic pastures.