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Montevideo, July 2nd 2025 - 02:36 UTC

Environment

  • Tuesday, June 10th 2025 - 08:27 UTC

    Join the British Antarctic Survey at Seawork 2025, Southampton 10/12 June

    RRS Sir David Attenborough. Photo: David Ganiford

    The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is exhibiting at Europe’s commercial marine and workboat exhibition, Seawork 2025,– and is inviting seafarers, cadets, and maritime professionals to come and discover what it takes to support science at the ends of the Earth.

  • Monday, June 9th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Lula condemns drop in financial assistance to developing countries amid surging military spending

    “If it were a country, the ocean would rank fifth among the world's largest economies,” Lula noted

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva condemned on Sunday the reduction in financial aid for environmental, economic, and social causes from wealthier countries to the poorer nations, highlighting a 7% drop in Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 2024, while military spending increased by 9.4%.

  • Monday, June 9th 2025 - 09:12 UTC

    UK Government wants to end bottom trawling to protect MPAs sea beds; 12 weeks consultation

    A consultation will invite marine and fisheries stakeholders to share their views and evidence on the prohibition of destructive bottom-towed fishing gear (Pic Greenpeace)

    Bottom trawling – a fishing method that involves dragging large nets along the sea floor – could be banned across more vulnerable areas of English seas. The government is committed to protecting UK oceans and has outlined plans to ban the destructive practice in more Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The measures would help protect rare marine animals, as well as the delicate sea-beds on which they rely, from indiscriminate and potentially irreversible damage.

  • Saturday, June 7th 2025 - 06:32 UTC

    IAATO mandates acoustic mitigation measures for B1 killer whales in 2025/26 season

    The initiative aims to protect the B1 killer whale population, and reinforces IAATO’s broader commitment to science-based environmental stewardship. (Pic Wikipedia)

    IAATO, the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators, is mandating members operating in whale rich waters around the Antarctica Peninsula to implement acoustic mitigations measures, reports Anne Kalosh from Seatrade Cruise News.

  • Friday, June 6th 2025 - 10:51 UTC

    Brazil enacts measures marking World Environment Day

    Alckmin signed the measures given Lula's trip to France

    The Brazilian government announced Thursday a set of environmental measures, including the sanctioning of Bill 3.469/2024, which provides financial collaboration between the Federal Government and states to prevent and combat wildfires. An investment of R$ 32 million (US$ 5.72 million) was allocated for fire prevention and control in the Amazon and Pantanal.

  • Friday, June 6th 2025 - 08:59 UTC

    On World Environment Day, beat Plastic Pollution

    It is estimated that each person on the planet consumes more than 50,000 plastic particles per year –and many more if inhalation is considered

    More than 400 million tons of plastic is produced every year worldwide, half of which is designed to be used only once. Of that, less than 10 per cent is recycled. An estimated eleven million tons end up in lakes, rivers and seas annually. That is approximately the weight of 2,200 Eiffel Towers all together.

  • Wednesday, June 4th 2025 - 03:44 UTC

    South Korea hosting World Environment Day 2025 main events

    The initiative was established by the United Nations in 1972

    South Korea will host the World Environment Day 2025 celebrations Wednesday with a focus on plastic pollution, which poses serious threats to marine life, biodiversity, and human health. Established by the UN in 1972, this global initiative encourages governments, organizations, and individuals to take action in this regard

  • Saturday, May 31st 2025 - 13:55 UTC

    Falklands, Darwin Plus successes, peatlands, tussac grass, Sei whales, protection of Rockhopper penguins

    Since 2018, UK has supported green projects on the Falklands and South Atlantic by providing almost £1million a year on average.

    The following lines were written by Katie-jo Luxton, director of conservation at the RSPB underlining the significance of the Darwin Plus scheme for the Falklands. “Falkland Islands Conservationists have warned that the UK Government’s retreat from environmental support there would “be a real concern”.

  • Saturday, May 31st 2025 - 13:52 UTC

    British Family concern with Darwin Plus suspension and possible axing of vital conservation funds

    The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, RSPB, claims the commitment has now been suspended and the UK spending review in June will determine if it continues.

    Environmentalists, UK MPs and the same British Overseas Territories fear that Chancellor Rachel Reeves could be axing a vital fund, some £10 million to the Darwin Plus scheme, which is essential for scientific research in places such as the Falkland Islands and South Georgia.

  • Saturday, May 31st 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Argentina objects to EU's deforestation “standard” risk rating

    Argentina was ranked alongside Brazil and Paraguay but riskier than Uruguay

    Argentina has formally objected to the European Union's preliminary classification of the country as a “standard risk” under the EU Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR). The regulation, set to take effect in 2026, aims to ensure that consumer products imported into the EU, such as soybeans, beef, timber, and cocoa, do not originate from deforested areas after December 31, 2020.