Environment

• Friday, April 29th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Ocean life to disappear if climate change not addressed, study warns

  

  According to the findings of a study published Thursday in Science, if climate change is not curbed in time, the oceans will suffer a mass extinction as they did some 65 million years ago in the Cretaceous period when a meteorite and volcanoes wiped out life on Earth.

• Friday, April 29th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  Asunción City Hall declares local species to be animals of value

  

  The City Hall of Paraguay's capital has this week declared the weasel, also known locally for its Guarani name mykurẽ, as an animal of value and importance.

• Thursday, April 28th 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  Scientists find never-changing ice island in Antarctica

  

  Climate change has been confirmed once more to be taking its toll on Earth's shape as an ice island has been discovered in Antarctica which has stayed unchanged even in the presence of bypassing icebergs and other phenomena, according to NASA data.

• Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Record wildfires and floods in Europe's 2021 summer, the hottest on record

  

  Europe experienced the hottest summer on record in 2021, according to EU scientists in their Copernicus Climate Change Service report. The temperature in Europe was one degree Celsius above the 1991-2020 average.

• Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

  Falklands' inshore waters globally recognized as Key Biodiversity Areas

  

  A Falklands Conservation project has identified the Falklands Islands’ inshore waters as globally recognized Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) for breeding seabirds, driving forward their aim for quality marine management practices in the Islands.

• Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  World's Penguin Day, five of 18 species live in the Falkland Islands

  

  April 25, marks World Penguin Day, an opportunity for many wildlife organizations to tout conservation efforts for these charismatic, amphibious birds. It’s nearly winter in the southern hemisphere, and April 25 coincides with Antarctic penguins’ annual northward march to the sea.

• Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:44 UTC

  Penguins, postage stamps and Russian politics: What it’s like to rule the territory with no citizens

  

  By Jonathan Margolis, The Telegraph – Monday 25 April is South Georgia's Liberation Day, when a British Task Groupin 1982 recovered the island from Argentine military occupation. However, the island has no citizens to celebrate the event, with no more than thirty temporary residents.

• Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 21:46 UTC

  Earth Day 2022 selected theme, “Invest in our planet”

  

  Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22, is a reminder to protect the environment, restore damaged ecosystems and live a more sustainable life. First celebrated in 1970, this year marks its 52nd anniversary.

• Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 10:30 UTC

  Co-authors of a paper on seabirds in the Falkland Islands, winners of the Ecological Society of America's top award

  

  A study on seabirds in the Falkland Islands was recently selected as the winner of the Ecological Society of America's W.S. Cooper Award. The winners of the prestigious award are co-authors Jacquelyn Gill, associate professor in the School of Biology and Ecology and the Climate Change Institute, and Kit Hamley, Ph.D. candidate in the Climate Change Institute.

• Wednesday, April 20th 2022 - 09:46 UTC

  Abundance, Exploitation, Recovery: A Portrait of South Georgia

  

  SGSSI has been featured in the New York Times as a shining example of world-leading conservation with measurable positive impact. Charting the visible return of biodiversity within the territory during the lifetime of those who have worked there, the article showcases the role humans have to play in improving the natural environment whilst still living and working in it, underlining how governments can be a force for positive change.