Environment

Tuesday, February 16th 2016 - 08:30 UTC
Blocked access to food in Antarctica kills an estimated 150.000 Adelie penguins

Scientists say an estimated 150,000 Adelie penguins have been wiped out on Antarctica's Cape Denison in the five years since a giant iceberg blocked their main access to food. A study recently published in the journal Antarctic Science says the B09B iceberg crashed with the Mertz Glacier Tongue and got stuck in Commonwealth Bay, an area that was rarely covered by sea-ice, making it ideal for Adelie penguin colonies.
Thursday, February 11th 2016 - 05:45 UTC
ICAO agrees on first binding limits on emissions from the aviation industry

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the announcement by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) proposing the first binding limits on emissions from the aviation industry.
Thursday, February 11th 2016 - 05:40 UTC
Brazil reopens crucial waterway for transporting soy; water was used to generate power

Brazil's Tiete-Parana waterway, a key transport corridor for soybeans, corn, cellulose, fertilizer and other agricultural products, has reopened after a 20-month closure due to drought and the use of water for electricity, the Estado de S. Paulo newspaper reported this week.
Saturday, February 6th 2016 - 05:29 UTC
US promotes major traceability plan for fishery products to combat IUU

The United States National Oceanic and Atmosphereric Administration (NOAA) announced a proposal to implement a traceability plan for fishery products, aimed at combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and to prevent fraudulent trade.
Friday, February 5th 2016 - 08:31 UTC
World cereal stocks are set to end 2016 seasons at 642 million tons, higher than they began.

Weather patterns associated with El Niño are sending mixed signals about the early prospects for cereal crops in 2016, especially in the Southern Hemisphere, according to FAO's Cereal Supply and Demand Brief, released on Thursday.
Tuesday, February 2nd 2016 - 06:24 UTC
IAATO animated briefings for Antarctic visitors

New videos have been developed by the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) to brief travelers en route to Antarctica. They reinforce actions visitors need to take to ensure their visit is safe and environmentally sensitive.
Thursday, January 28th 2016 - 06:28 UTC
Guanabara Bay pollution at the heart of Olympics sailing competition controversy

The former CEO of World Sailing says he was fired for pushing to get rid of polluted Guanabara Bay as the sailing venue for this year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Peter Sowrey tried to change the venue, or at least have a “B plan” but says “I was told to gag myself on the subject.”
Tuesday, January 26th 2016 - 12:22 UTC
Dire state of fisheries and worsening air pollution, revealed by Environmental performance index

The worrying state of many fisheries and worsening air pollution are some of the problems revealed by the 2016 Index of Environmental Performance (EPI), an initiative that assesses how 180 countries protect ecosystems and human health of environmental damage.
Monday, January 25th 2016 - 20:12 UTC
Four dead sperm whales wash on to the beaches of eastern England

Four dead sperm whales have washed up on beaches in eastern England, coastguard authorities said Sunday, a week after similar deaths across the North Sea in Germany and the Netherlands. Two whales washed up near the resort of Skegness on the English east coast on Saturday, said the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). They laid side by side on the beach. A third dead whale appeared on Sunday.
Monday, January 25th 2016 - 08:54 UTC
“Snowzilla” froze the East Coast of the US and left at least 29 dead

Millions of people across the eastern US are clearing up after the weekend's massive snowstorm that virtually paralysed the region. They have been digging out their cars and clearing pathways of snow which reached 91cm in five states.