Environment

Friday, January 19th 2024 - 10:40 UTC
No price tag should be placed on nature's services to mankind, Brazilian minister tells WEF

According to Brazil's Minister for the Environment and Climate Change, Marina Silva, there should be no pricing services provided by nature given their value to the planet and to human beings. She made those remarks this week during her appearance at one of the panels at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Agencia Brasil reported.
Thursday, January 18th 2024 - 10:55 UTC
Argentina: New oil spill recorded off Bahía Blanca

Argentine authorities in the city port of Bahía Blanca in the province of Buenos Aires said a new oil spill had been reported after the one late last month. However, this time around the damage would have been controlled in less time, it was explained.
Tuesday, January 16th 2024 - 15:03 UTC
Pilot working to extinguish a fire in Chile died after crashing on a highway

A Spanish pilot lost his life on Monday when the firefighting plane he was operating crashed in the central Maule region, as reported by the National Forestry Corporation (Conaf) of Chile.
Tuesday, January 16th 2024 - 11:10 UTC
Peru: Repsol argues area affected by La Pampilla spill is fit for use

The Spanish oil company Repsol said Monday that the Peruvian beaches affected by the 2022 La Pampilla spill were again fit for travelers.
Monday, January 15th 2024 - 09:29 UTC
Norway votes to allow deep-sea mining to ensure a “green transition”

With crossings opened for longer, water supplies restored and UN staff able to safely distribute food, we can limit the scale of this catastrophe. This article was originally published in The Guardian and the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.The Parliament of Norway has voted to allow deep-sea mining to go forward in the Norwegian Sea, in an area nearly the size of Italy, and despite warnings from scientists and conservationists of its impact on the marine environment.
Thursday, January 11th 2024 - 16:59 UTC
Avian Influenza detected in mammals in Sub-Antarctica for the first time; DEFRA funds for FlluTrailMap

The presence of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) was confirmed on Thursday 11 January for the first time in mammals in sub-Antarctica. The disease was detected in elephant and fur seals on the island of South Georgia by experts from the UK’s world-leading Animal Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Wednesday, January 10th 2024 - 10:48 UTC
One dead after heavy storm in Argentine beach resort of Miramar

An 18-year-old man was killed in the Argentine beach resort of Miramar in the province of Buenos Aires as a tree fell during a wind and hail storm that affected the city on Tuesday, it was reported. He was rushed to a hospital in nearby Mar del Plata for emergency surgery but did not survive.
Saturday, January 6th 2024 - 16:01 UTC
Significant drop in Amazon deforestation reported in Brazil

Deforestation alerts in the Amazon fell by 50% in 2023, according to a report from the Deter system released Friday by Brazil's National Space Research Institute (INPE), with data collected until Dec. 29 in an area of 5,152 km². It was the lowest rate since 2018, it also explained. In 2022, the alerts had registered 10,278 km² of deforested areas, the highest level ever.
Thursday, January 4th 2024 - 10:32 UTC
Uruguay: Agriculture emergency lifted except for fruits and horticulture

Uruguayan authorities Wednesday declared the end of the agricultural emergency adopted in October 2022 to address the water deficit the country was going through, it was reported in Montevideo. The measure was extended several times to support those producers most affected by the climate situation.
Tuesday, January 2nd 2024 - 10:46 UTC
At least 30 killed in Japan tremor

At least 30 people have been killed following a 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the Japanese Prefecture of Ishikawa. Around half the casualties were recorded in the town of Wajima, where a fire destroyed several houses. Japan Railways announced that high-speed trains between Tokyo and Ishikawa were interrupted.