Environment

• Wednesday, October 4th 2023 - 10:40 UTC

  Studying the impact of commercial whaling in South Georgia on today's pods

  

  While commercial whaling in the twentieth century killed big whale populations, it also appears to have had a long-term impact on the genetic variety of today's surviving whales, according to a piece by Nature World News extracted from Journal of Heredity.

• Monday, October 2nd 2023 - 08:00 UTC

  UN environment program plans to phase out dangerous pesticides for agriculture by 2035, Bonn Declaration

  

  New global rules for the safe handling of chemicals were adopted at a United Nations conference in the German city of Bonn on Saturday. The Global Framework on Chemicals sets out a roadmap for reducing environmental risks from chemicals and waste.

• Saturday, September 30th 2023 - 09:05 UTC

  Newest Buquebús unit to be named after actress China Zorrilla

  

  Buquebús, the only company offering passenger services linking Montevideo and Buenos Aires daily across the River Plate in addition to the route between Colonia and the Argentine capital, announced Friday that its newest unit already under construction and slated to be delivered in 2025 would be named after Uruguayan actress China Zorrilla.

• Saturday, September 30th 2023 - 08:34 UTC

  IAATO includes geo-fenced protection areas for whales in its Antarctica guidelines

  

  The 2023/24 Antarctica season will see 17 new trial site guidelines including special areas so as to protect whales, according to the latest initiatives by IAATO, reports Sea Trade Cruise News.

• Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 09:15 UTC

  Uruguay: 15-meter whale found dead on Colonia beach

  

  Uruguayan authorities reported Wednesday the discovery of a dead 15-meter whale on the River Plate beach of Colonia, believed to be the first such discovery in the past 100 years.

• Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:38 UTC

  European Human Rights Court: Young Portuguese accuse 32 nations of failing to combat climate change

  

  ix young Portuguese children brought a case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday, alleging that 32 nations have failed to act on global warming. The six, aged 11 to 24, claim they are suffering from “having to live with a climate that is getting hotter and hotter.”

• Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:37 UTC

  UK implements a U-turn in climate policy and opens largest oilfields in North Sea to exploration and production

  

  The United Kingdom approved the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas in its largest undeveloped field, the North Sea Transition Authority, the responsible regulatory body said on Wednesday.

• Monday, September 25th 2023 - 08:53 UTC

  Changes to the net zero plan by PM Sunak stir controversy in UK and Globally

  

  Condemnation and praise for UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who last week delayed the net zero plan by pushing back a ban on new petrol cars from 2030 to 2035 and announced delays on other key green policies.

• Saturday, September 23rd 2023 - 12:07 UTC

  EU discussing approval of Roundup glyphosate for another ten years

  

  The European Commission has proposed extending approval of the controversial weed killer glyphosate, long manufactured under the name Roundup, by 10 years. Approval in the European Union for the agrichemical is due to lapse this December unless member states agree to a reauthorization.

• Thursday, September 21st 2023 - 20:27 UTC

  Falkland Islands insists with Avian influenza (bird flu) warning

  

  In advance of the summer season, the Falkland Islands Veterinary Service would like to remind the public to remain aware of any possible cases of avian influenza (bird flu) in our wild or domestic birds.