Environment

• Tuesday, December 10th 2024 - 09:17 UTC

  State of water shortage declared in five major rivers in Brazil

  

  Brazilian authorities Monday decreed a “state of water shortage” in the basins of five major rivers nationwide. The critical situation affects some 2,264 million km², it was explained. It was the first time in over 100 gauging these water levels that such an extreme measure has been adopted.

• Monday, December 9th 2024 - 10:36 UTC

  Water levels at Yacyretá grow after heavy rains

  

  Paraguayan authorities reported an increase in the water levels at the Yacyretá hydroelectric dam this weekend following heavy rains in recent days. Yacyretá's Hydrology Department issued a warning indicating that inflows had increased as a result of the rainfall recorded in the contributing basin and in Brazilian territory.

• Saturday, December 7th 2024 - 10:44 UTC

  Fifth global conference fails to reach deal on curbing plastic pollution

  

  The fifth and intended final meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on plastic pollution in Busan, South Korea, concluded with negotiators unable to reach a deal on a new global treaty to curb plastic pollution. The failure of this fifth session of the INC, or INC-5, to deliver on its mandate highlights the persistent challenges of reaching a consensus to solve the growing issue of global plastics pollution.

• Friday, December 6th 2024 - 10:00 UTC

  Relief in Brazil, EU negotiators agree to delay anti-deforestation bill until end of 2025

  

  The implementation of the European Union Deforestation Regulation bill has been postponed until the end of 2025, following a provisional political agreement this week, between the European Parliament and the European Council.

• Wednesday, December 4th 2024 - 06:11 UTC

  Patagonian Shelf Waters Abloo in austral spring, NASA Earth Observatory

  

  An austral spring 2024, a phytoplankton bloom off the coast of Argentina painted the waters blue and green. Blooms are common in the region this time of year, but clouds often block the view from above.

• Tuesday, December 3rd 2024 - 10:55 UTC

  Paris’ obsession against a deal with Mercosur: shortcomings of French agribusiness

  

  Why is France so committed to avoid making viable the European Union/Mercosur trade and cooperation agreement? Interest group in France argue that domestic agribusiness has been undergoing profound structural changes over the past few decades, among which declining productivity, rising costs, and a waning interest among younger generations in pursuing agricultural work.

• Friday, November 29th 2024 - 10:05 UTC

  Falklands’ lawmakers meet the farming community

  

  Falkland Islands members of the Legislative Assembly, heads of Government Departments, and advisors are visiting Camp this weekend to meet the Farming community for a session of questions and answers.

• Thursday, November 28th 2024 - 10:27 UTC

  IDB grants funding for Paraguayan environmental undertaking

  

  Paraguay has been granted US$ 154 million in loans from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) plus a US$ 7.7 million non-refundable contribution through the IDB CLIMA program, the Economy Ministry in Asunción announced Wednesday. The funding is to be allocated to improving the environmental conditions of the Ypacaraí Lake basin, in Central Paraguay, it was also explained.

• Wednesday, November 27th 2024 - 07:59 UTC

  HMS Protector expedition to study impact of tourism and climate change in Antarctica

  

  Scientists will study the impact of tourism and climate change on one of the world’s most unique and fragile environments during a Royal Navy expedition to Antarctica.

• Wednesday, November 27th 2024 - 02:40 UTC

  Sunday was World Walrus Day, with some 25,000 along the Atlantic

  

  From their unmistakable tusks to their characteristic bristles (the envy of many a ‘Movember’ moustache!), the walrus is one of the Arctic’s most iconic species, and today (Sunday 24 November) is World Walrus Day!