Environment

• Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 16:32 UTC

  Chile trying to recover the country's national animal, the shy Huemul deer

  

  Scientists seeking to increase the dwindling population of Chile’s national animal, the shy Huemul deer, have released their first captive-bred pair into the wild in a pivotal step in the drive to save the endangered species from extinction.

• Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 08:01 UTC

  At least six people killed when two houses collapse in the historic Chilean port city of Valparaíso

  

  At least six people have died after two houses collapsed in the historic Chilean port city of Valparaiso late on Tuesday, the city’s authorities have confirmed, and a regional official said the death toll could rise further.

• Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 05:16 UTC

  Massive women's protests in Brasilia against Bolsonaro's policies

  

  Tens of thousands of women took to the streets of Brazil's capital on Wednesday to denounce President Jair Bolsonaro, in the third anti-government protest in the city in two days.

• Wednesday, August 14th 2019 - 18:17 UTC

  Brazil's mining industry given more time to close dangerous tailings dams

  

  Brazil’s mining regulator on Monday extended the deadlines by up to four years for the closing of many dangerous mine tailings dams like the one that collapsed in January at a Vale SA facility, killing more than 240 people.

• Tuesday, August 13th 2019 - 07:16 UTC

  Brazil does not need German funds to sustain Amazon forests, claims Bolsonaro

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro dismissed the importance of Germany's funding of sustainability projects in the country's forests, as the European nation weighed withdrawing from the region.

• Monday, August 12th 2019 - 07:35 UTC

  Fierce leopard seals pack to feast on King penguins (*)

  

  Some people don’t like sharing their food – we all have a friend who gets cranky when you steal a chip from their plate. For wild animals, this makes sense, because any food shared is energy lost that could otherwise have been used to pursue more food.

• Monday, August 12th 2019 - 07:29 UTC

  Germany will partially suspend funds to protect the Amazon forest

  

  Germany will partially suspend funds sent to Brazil to finance projects aimed at preserving the Amazon forest due to increasing deforestation, Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reported.

• Saturday, August 10th 2019 - 08:05 UTC

  Eat less, poop every other day, suggests Bolsonaro, if you want to save the world

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro suggested on Friday that people “poop every other day” as a way to save the environment after he came under fire for a surge in deforestation of the Amazon since he came to power.

• Saturday, August 10th 2019 - 07:42 UTC

  UN climate change report: farming and eating habits must change to save on land and water

  

  The way the world manages land produces and eats food has to change to curb global warming or food security, health and biodiversity will be at risk, a UN report on the effects of climate change on land said.

• Friday, August 9th 2019 - 08:13 UTC

  German lawmakers propose higher VAT rate on meat to combat global warming

  

  Green and Social Democrat (SPD) politicians in Germany say the 7% sales tax (VAT) rate on meat should be raised to 19% to help curb global warming and fund animal welfare improvements.