Environment

Friday, June 8th 2012 - 23:18 UTC
Environmentalists propose a whales’ sanctuary ring along the American continent

Environment organizations meeting in Panama will demand the creation of a whales’ sanctuary in the south Atlantic and south Pacific, at the coming meeting of the International Whaling Commission.
Thursday, June 7th 2012 - 05:28 UTC
In anticipation of Rio+20, Brazil creates new nature reserves and closes major land-fill

Brazil announced plans to protect an additional 10 000km² of land and pledged not to let economic woes stop it from implementing other measures to protect the environment.
Monday, June 4th 2012 - 22:38 UTC
Bright side of the Puyehue eruption: volcanic ash bricks and natural insecticides

Argentine scientists developed bricks and are analyzing the possibility of making natural insecticides with the ashes from the Chilean Puyehue volcano eruption which this month a year ago covered several cities in Patagonia and caused millions of dollars losses, sources of the University that coordinates the studies announced.
Friday, June 1st 2012 - 06:46 UTC
Lack of political support freezes Chile’s biggest multi-dam project

Chile’s biggest dam project involving 7 billion dollars and already delayed by protests over plans to flood 14,000 acres of Patagonia wilderness, suffered a fresh setback after one of its investors said the venture lacks political support to proceed.
Wednesday, May 30th 2012 - 04:22 UTC
GLOBE convening first World Summit of Legislators at Rio, ahead of Earth summit

How many times have government leaders pledged to reduce carbon emissions or tackle the accelerating loss of biodiversity? If statements and pledges were all that it took to fix the biggest global challenges, the world would not be faced with dangerous concentrations of greenhouse gases, shrinking rainforests and extinctions at up to 1,000 times the natural rate.
Monday, May 28th 2012 - 10:01 UTC
Reforestation of Chilean Patagonia takes off: 60.000 trees donated in first week

Planting the first of what it hopes will be a million trees, “Reforestemos (reforest) Patagonia” officially launched a campaign that will restore large swathes of Chilean Patagonia to pristine wilderness.
Monday, May 28th 2012 - 07:53 UTC
How do you remove and relocate half a million hogs? Chile is trying

How do you move and relocate half a million hogs? That is the challenge faced by Chilean sanitary authorities following the closure of the country’s largest pig farm forced after months of complaints from protesting neighbours about the persistent odours and infested waters.
Monday, May 28th 2012 - 01:01 UTC
Argentina and Brazil celebrate naming of Iguazú Falls as one of New7Wonders

A huge orchestra comprising 700 children from seven Latin American countries, plus China and South Korea, played music from the soundtrack of “The Mission” as the Iguazú Falls shared by Argentina and Brazil were officially inaugurated one of the New7Wonders of Nature.
Friday, May 25th 2012 - 22:54 UTC
Rousseff announces veto of several Forest Code controversial amendments

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced Friday that she is vetoing some of the controversial amendments to the country’s Forest Code that would have substantially weakened the country’s forest protection and climate mitigation actions.
Thursday, May 24th 2012 - 16:41 UTC
Outbreak of tick fever kills 22 cattle in Australia; origin of the parasite unknown

Twenty-two cattle have been killed by tick fever in the New South Wales, Australia. Tick fever is caused by a parasite in red blood cells and the only thing that can spread tick fever is cattle ticks, reports Meat trade news daily.