Environment

Friday, October 22nd 2010 - 02:18 UTC
Ecuador signs two new service contracts with oil companies

Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa said on Thursday the country had finished negotiations with two oil companies and planned to sign the new service contracts before November 23.
Thursday, October 21st 2010 - 11:06 UTC
Chilean companies become aware of business impact on freshwater resources

Some companies in Chile have recently become involved in a movement to measure the impact of businesses on freshwater resources.
Wednesday, October 20th 2010 - 03:53 UTC
Open Letter on Climate Change (*)

We address this letter to political and business leaders and to the wider public. This year has seen outbreaks of extreme weather in many regions of the world. No-one can say with certainty that events such as the flooding in Pakistan, the unprecedented weather episodes in some parts of the US , the heat-wave and drought in Russia, or the floods and landslides in Northern China, were influenced by climate change. Yet they constitute a stark warning. Extreme weather events will grow in frequency and intensity as the world warms.
Thursday, October 14th 2010 - 06:08 UTC
Brazil to auction patches of Amazon forest to held combat illegal logging

Brazilian Government is to auction one million hectares of Amazon forest in an attempt to reduce the demand for illegal logging.
Wednesday, October 13th 2010 - 23:30 UTC
Humpback whale breaks record travel distance: 10.000 km from Brazil to Madagascar

A female humpback whale has broken the world record for longest distance ever travelled by a mammal, covering more than 9,800 kilometres from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean while searching for a mate, according to a new study published in the journal Biology Letters.
Tuesday, October 5th 2010 - 23:32 UTC
“Disaster risk” and potential economic losses in 17 Latam countries

Latin America and the Caribbean face potentially crippling economic and social costs from natural disasters and need to do more to reduce risks and prepare government finances to respond to eventual catastrophes, says a new set of indicators by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
Tuesday, October 5th 2010 - 02:59 UTC
Indigenous group protests blamed for dip in tourism on Chile’s Easter Islands

Due to the on-going land disputes by indigenous Rapa Nui groups, tourism activity has decreased on Chile’s Easter Island, said Edgar Hereveri, vice president of the island’s chamber of tourism.
Tuesday, October 5th 2010 - 00:04 UTC
Argentine Law Protecting Glaciers will not affect mine project says Barrick Gold

Argentina recently passed an initiative to protect glacier sites, restricting mining activity in glacial regions, particularly along the Andes Mountain and its 3,100-mile border with Chile.
Monday, October 4th 2010 - 22:53 UTC
Penguin Appeal to help finance a census of Falkland Islands seabirds

Often described as the penguin capital of the world, the Falkland Islands will be undertaking a census of penguin breeding sites throughout the Islands. It will provide essential information on their breeding colonies to determine action for the future protection of the seabirds.
Friday, October 1st 2010 - 18:18 UTC
Chevron given green light for exploratory drilling off Shetland Islands

Oil firm Chevron has received government consent to drill an exploration well to evaluate a controversial prospect off Shetland. The deep-water Lagavulin prospect is 160 miles north of the islands.