Environment

Saturday, September 5th 2020 - 08:47 UTC
Bolsonaro slams environmental NGOs who accuse him “of setting fire to the Amazon”

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has slammed environmental NGOs as a 'cancer' and denounced what he said was an international conspiracy accusing him of being responsible for devastating Amazon wildfires.
Friday, September 4th 2020 - 09:08 UTC
Arctic Circle wildfires carbon pollution reaches record levels, EU Earth program

This year's Arctic Circle wildfires, still ablaze, have already surpassed the record set in 2019 for CO2 emissions, adding to the carbon pollution humanity needs to curtail, the European Union's Earth observation program said on Thursday.
Wednesday, September 2nd 2020 - 09:43 UTC
Argentina/China accord to produce nine million tons of pork delayed by environmentalists

The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between China and Argentina scheduled for this week has been delayed until November, the Argentine foreign ministry announced officially on Tuesday. The delay will enable to add an “article referred to the protection of the environment, natural resources, and bio-security”, added the release.
Wednesday, September 2nd 2020 - 08:38 UTC
Falklands and St Helena will be participating in the Virtual Island Summit

St Helena and the Falkland Islands will be joining over 100 islands in the Virtual Island Summit. The Summit (https://www.islandinnovation.co/summit/) is a free online event aimed at connecting islands across the globe to share common experiences through a digital platform.
Wednesday, September 2nd 2020 - 08:15 UTC
Pope Francis urges nations to fight global warming: “creation is groaning”

Pope Francis on Tuesday urged nations to fight global warming according to the 2015 Paris climate accord, weighing in on issues that figure in the US presidential race. Modern society had pushed the planet beyond its limits and the time to fix a climate emergency was running out, he said.
Wednesday, September 2nd 2020 - 08:00 UTC
South Georgia launches Macaroni penguin 50 pence coin

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Government have announced the launching of the penultimate 50 pence coin in the penguin series, which features the macaroni penguin.
Monday, August 31st 2020 - 09:38 UTC
South Georgia announces the launching of a 'Visitor's Guide' film narrated by Sir David Attenborough

The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) is excited to announce the launch of its new film ‘South Georgia – A Visitor’s Guide’, narrated by Sir David Attenborough. The film (*) has two key messages; firstly, it encourages visitors to respect and protect the island so their visit can be truly sustainable, but there is another message which is relevant to us all; proof that nature can recover, if we give it the chance.
Monday, August 31st 2020 - 09:37 UTC
A Visitor's Guide: Frequently Asked Questions Where is South Georgia?

South Georgia is situated 800 miles SE of the Falkland Islands. The main island of South Georgia is approximately 170 km long and between 2 and 40 km wide and occupies an area of 3,755 km2, more than half of which is permanently ice covered. The coast is rich in wildlife and home to huge collies of penguins, seals and albatross.
Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:50 UTC
Some forty dolphins die in area of Mauritius affected by a Japanese tanker oil spill

At least 40 dolphins have mysteriously died in an area of Mauritius affected by an oil spill from a Japanese boat, officials and witnesses said on Friday, as onlookers described the deaths of one mother dolphin and her baby.
Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 09:05 UTC
Parade of penguins waddling to burrows, a lockdown online hit in Australia

A nightly penguin parade live-streamed from a deserted Australian park has become an online lockdown hit, with hundreds of thousands tuning in to watch the cute creatures waddle back to their burrows from the sea.