Environment

• Friday, October 6th 2017 - 20:21 UTC

  Falklands shares concerns on high seas catches as a challenge to stock assessment

  

  Fishing on the high seas (*) can present a serious problem for fisheries management, but the Falkland Islands Senior Fisheries Scientist Alexander (Sasha) Arkhipkin has been making a heavy contribution to international collaborations to attempt to deal with some of that impact.

• Friday, October 6th 2017 - 08:28 UTC

  Tropical storm in Central America kills at least 22 people, and is moving towards Mexico

  

  Tropical storm Nate has killed at least 22 people in Central America with torrential rains that forced thousands from their homes, uprooted trees, knocked out bridges and turned roads into rivers, according to officials on Thursday. The storm is moving to Mexico and United States.

• Thursday, October 5th 2017 - 10:15 UTC

  Growing number of Chinese tourists visit Antarctica, but with carbon credits

  

  The number of Chinese visitors to the Antarctic Peninsula is growing rapidly, adding to concerns over the fragile ecosystem. It’s almost a three-week trip and will cost at least 100,000 Yuan (US$15,000), and before a foot is set on frozen land, special boots are needed to walk over a sponge mat soaked in disinfectant. Besides this season Chinese tourists will have to purchase carbon credits to offset emissions.

• Thursday, October 5th 2017 - 08:36 UTC

  Caribbean Islands open and fully operational for cruise passengers

  

  More than 40 islands visited by cruise ships on Caribbean itineraries have a message they want to share: They are open, fully operational, welcoming ships full of cruise passengers and hoping more will follow. Included are places that saw some damage from the September hurricanes but have already recovered.

• Wednesday, October 4th 2017 - 06:34 UTC

  Falklands' spring fire and smokes recorded by NASA Aqua satellite

  

  A satellite true-color image of fire and smokes in the Falkland Islands was recorded last 28 September with the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite.

• Saturday, September 30th 2017 - 13:01 UTC

  Environmentalists call for conservation measures in South Sandwich Islands area

  

  Environmental groups are coercing U.K. to protect and preserve one of the most remote area of the Antarctic. The South Sandwich Islands, on the edge of Antarctic remains rugged and uninhabited.

• Wednesday, September 27th 2017 - 19:32 UTC

  Falklands promote horticulture to cut costly and vulnerable import of fresh foods

  

  The Falkland Islands Development Corporation, FIDC, announced the latest phase of their Fresh for the Future program, bringing new commercial entrants into the horticulture market, as well as assisting keen amateur growers to step up with a training program to develop skills that may be applied over a range of production situations and optimizing crop performance.

• Tuesday, September 26th 2017 - 20:01 UTC

  Russia commissions first of three nuclear powered icebreakers for Arktika Project

  

  The first serially-produced Sibir nuclear-powered icebreaker, designed to reinforce Russia’s leadership in the Arctic, was commissioned last week at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg. It is one of the three vessels part of Project 22220 which are to become the world’s largest and most powerful nuclear icebreakers. The lead ship of the project, the Arktika, was commissioned last year.

• Tuesday, September 26th 2017 - 18:45 UTC

  Jumbo 100sq-miles iceberg breaks off from Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica

  

  An enormous Antarctic glacier has given up an iceberg over 100 square miles in size, the second time in two years it has lost such a large piece in a process that has scientists wondering if its behavior is changing for the worse.

• Tuesday, September 26th 2017 - 13:06 UTC

  Brazilian government revokes decree opening Amazon reserve to mining

  

  The Brazilian government has revoked a controversial decree that would have opened up a vast reserve in the Amazon to commercial mining. The area, covering 46,000 sq km, straddles the northern states of Amapa and Para and is thought to be rich in gold, iron, manganese and other minerals.