Environment

• Saturday, December 8th 2018 - 09:04 UTC

  South Georgia wildlife on five National Geographic “Resurrection Island” episodes

  

  National Geographic has produced a series of 5 short films about South Georgia wildlife, according to South Georgia's Newsletter.

• Saturday, December 8th 2018 - 08:54 UTC

  Whales watching and tracking with high resolution satellite imagery

  

  Scientists have used detailed high-resolution satellite images provided by Maxar Technologies’ DigitalGlobe, to detect, count and describe four different species of whales. Reported this week in the journal Marine Mammal Science, this study is a big step towards developing a cost-effective method to study whales in remote and inaccessible places, that will help scientists to monitor population changes and understand their behavior.

• Thursday, December 6th 2018 - 19:17 UTC

  Bolsonaro's announcements earned Brazil a “fossil of the day” at pessimism-ridden UN climate conference

  

  Environmental activists have labelled Brazil and Saudi Arabia “fossils of the day” during the United Nations two-week climate conference in Katowice, Poland.

• Wednesday, December 5th 2018 - 09:17 UTC

  Norway pays Brazil US$ 70m for deforestation reduction in the Amazon in 2017

  

  Norway will pay Brazil US$ 70 million for reducing deforestation in the Amazon in 2017 but is concerned over a more recent surge in the destruction of the world's largest tropical rainforest, according to a Norwegian government statement.

• Wednesday, December 5th 2018 - 09:06 UTC

  Madrid bans old petrol and diesel vehicles to combat pollution

  

  Madrid has activated an anti-pollution order that significantly restricts private vehicles in the city center, including a total ban on the most polluting cars.

• Tuesday, December 4th 2018 - 08:58 UTC

  “Collapse of civilization on the horizon” because of climate change declared Sir David Attenborough

  

  The collapse of civilization and extinction of much of the natural world is “on the horizon” due to climate change, Sir David Attenborough declared at the opening day UN climate talks in Poland.

• Tuesday, December 4th 2018 - 08:48 UTC

  Australian drought hits wheat estimates: lowest crop in a decade

  

  Australia on Tuesday lowered its wheat production forecast by 11% to the smallest in a decade amid a crippling drought across the country’s east coast that may cut exports from the world’s fourth biggest supplier.

• Monday, December 3rd 2018 - 08:29 UTC

  France fines P&O Azura US$ 110.000 for using fuel with a high content of sulfur

  

  A court in Marseille fined an American master mariner US$ 110,000 for using fuel with a sulfur content measuring 0.18 percentage points above a disputed limit. It is the first ruling of its kind in France, and it is contrary to the French government's previous stance on sulfur content rules for cruise ships.

• Monday, December 3rd 2018 - 08:10 UTC

  Bolsonaro warns environmental monitoring agencies: “the party is over”

  

  Brazil's incoming far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, took a swipe at the government's environmental monitoring agencies, warning he would not allow them to impose “fines all over the place.”

• Monday, December 3rd 2018 - 06:34 UTC

  UN chief welcomes G20 commitment to fight climate change

  

  UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has welcomed the declaration released on Saturday at the conclusion of the 2018 G20 meeting of the world’s leading economies, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which reaffirms a commitment to raise ambition in the fight against climate change.