Environment

• Monday, November 4th 2019 - 09:42 UTC

  Outrage in Brazil at the killing of an indigenous “guardian of the forest”

  

  Activists expressed outrage on Sunday at the killing of an indigenous “guardian of the forest” in Brazil's Amazon and called on the government to thwart illegal loggers in the region. Paulo Paulino Guajajara and another tribesman, Laercio Guajajara, were ambushed by loggers late Friday as they patrolled the Arariboia territory in the northeastern state of Maranhao.

• Saturday, November 2nd 2019 - 09:15 UTC

  Spain confirmed as host of COP25 climate summit, but Madrid hotels are full and flights expensive

  

  Spain will host the COP25 climate summit in December, the UN said on Friday, after Chile abandoned plans to hold it due to deadly anti-government protests. Some 25,000 delegates had been expected in Chile for COP25, including teenage Swedish activist Greta Thunberg.

• Friday, November 1st 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Falklands concern over environmental funding following Brexit

  

  Concern over environmental funding for the Falkland Islands following Brexit was once again raised in parliament last week, after Baroness Hooper submitted a question asking the Government “how much, if any, of the funding announced by the Prime Minister for the Darwin Initiative on 23 September will replace EU funding for wildlife in the Falkland Islands and other Overseas Territories?”

• Friday, November 1st 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Brazil's oil slick heading to unique coral reefs; Navy has cut down possible culprits of the spill to ten vessels

  

  With mystery oil slicks still moving down Brazil's coast, the Brazilian Navy sent more ships on Thursday to try to prevent the pollution of unique coral reefs of the Abrolhos Archipelago marine park, a haven of South Atlantic Ocean biodiversity.

• Friday, November 1st 2019 - 09:01 UTC

  Wildfires ranging across Brazil's Pantanal wetlands

  

  Wildfires are raging across the Pantanal tropical wetlands in southern Brazil, one of the most biodiversity areas in the world and a major tourist destination, regional authorities said on Thursday.

• Friday, November 1st 2019 - 07:37 UTC

  Spain offers to replace Chile as host of COP25 climate summit

  

  Chile's President Sebastian Piñera said on Thursday that Spain has offered to host the COP25 climate conference in December after he abandoned plans to hold it in Santiago following violent protests.

• Thursday, October 31st 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Chile will not host APEC trade meeting and COP25 climate conference: “common sense”

  

  Chile has withdrawn as host of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) trade summit in November and the COP25 climate conference in December after several weeks of violent unrest, President Sebastian Piñera announced on Wednesday. He described the decision as “deeply painful” but “common sense” dictated the decision to withdraw from the two major international summits.

• Wednesday, October 30th 2019 - 09:23 UTC

  Oil spills on Brazil's northeast beaches, “the worst environmental attack”

  

  Oil spills washing up on beaches along more than 2,000 kilometers of Brazil’s northeast coastline could be the worst environmental “attack” in the country’s history, the CEO of Petrobras said on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, October 30th 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  Falklands wildlife and tourism promoted by French news agency

  

  Waddling up the beach in single file, their heads held high with an almost self-important demeanor, king penguins are a major draw in the Falkland Islands' tourism industry. Their fluffy brown chicks are nearly fearless of humans, meaning tourists at Volunteer Point, a peninsula on East Falkland Island might get almost close enough to touch one.

• Monday, October 28th 2019 - 08:48 UTC

  California declares emergency as wildfires blaze across the state

  

  California's governor declared a state-wide emergency on Sunday as a huge wind-fuelled blaze forced evacuations and massive power blackouts, threatening tourist towns in the state's famed Sonoma wine region.