Environment

• Friday, April 9th 2021 - 09:01 UTC

  Volcano activity in St Vincent & Grenadines leads to mass evacuation

  

  Saint Vincent and The Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves Thursday ordered the evacuation of several towns as a precaution in view of threatening activity at the La Soufriere volcano.

• Monday, April 5th 2021 - 09:24 UTC

  Orcas sighted off Uruguayan beach resort of Punta del Este

  

  The Uruguayan large-circulation daily El País has reported the sighting of orcas off the coast of Punta del Este.

• Monday, March 29th 2021 - 13:07 UTC

  Lufthansa to repeat historic trip to Falklands

  

  Lufthansa will on Tuesday repeat its longest-ever non-stop flight as it flies an A350 from Hamburg to Mount Pleasant Airport in the Falkland Islands, according to aviation industry website Simple Flying. The German flag carrier first flew the route in January 2021 with a flight clocking in at 15 hours and 36 minutes.

• Saturday, March 27th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Biden invites Alberto Fernández to virtual Summit on Climate Change

  

  United States President Joseph Biden has invited his Argentine colleague Alberto Fernández to take part in a virtual summit on climate change to take place between April 22 (Earth Day) and 23, it was announced.

• Thursday, March 25th 2021 - 17:55 UTC

  UK: Green energy transition backed by the historical North Sea deal

  

  The United Kingdom becomes the first G7 country to agree a landmark deal to support the oil and gas industry’s transition to clean, green energy. The UK government announced on Wednesday a landmark North Sea Transition Deal is agreed with industry and high-skilled oil and gas workers will not be left behind in the transition to a low carbon future.

• Saturday, March 20th 2021 - 08:58 UTC

  Volcano erupts in Iceland with lava spewing fountains of up to 100 meters high

  

  A volcano erupted near Iceland's capital Reykjavik on Friday, shooting lava high into the night sky after thousands of small earthquakes in recent weeks.

• Friday, March 19th 2021 - 15:09 UTC

  Falkland Islands Government gives nod to public consultation on Marine Management Areas

  

  The Falkland Islands Government’s Executive Council has approved the launch of a public consultation on a series of proposed Marine Management Areas (MMAs) in Falklands waters, according to documents published this week.

• Monday, March 15th 2021 - 09:29 UTC

  Argentine president attacked and stoned while visiting areas devastated by Patagonia forest fires

  

  Argentina is not an easy country to manage, particularly when institutions are weak and governments lack credibility. Such was the experience of president Alberto Fernandez during a visit to Patagonia to announce support for residents that suffered the devastation caused by forest fires in the region.

• Thursday, March 11th 2021 - 09:52 UTC

  Falkland Islands Government publishes legal framework for Environment Trust

  

  The Falkland Islands Government this week published the legal framework to establish the Falkland Islands Environment Trust: a mechanism designed to collect funds and award grants to support persons engaged in “conservation, management, and enhancement of the environment.”

• Thursday, March 11th 2021 - 09:18 UTC

  Pacific small islands fear rising seas will distort their claims to EEZs

  

  Small island states in the Pacific are opening a new front in the fight against rising seas, to secure rights to an ocean area bigger than the moon that is home to billion-dollar fish stocks.