Environment

• 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.

• Thursday, September 21st 2023 - 10:47 UTC

  Agricultural emergency extended in Uruguay

  

  Uruguayan authorities announced Wednesday that the agricultural state of emergency declared due to the drought affecting the country will be extended until the end of 2023, it was reported in Montevideo.

• Wednesday, September 20th 2023 - 08:13 UTC

  Brunt Ice Shelf moving faster after calving of giant iceberg

  

  Following the calving of the A-81 iceberg at the end of January 2023, the Brunt Ice Shelf is moving faster than before. It is currently moving approximately 4 meters a day towards the sea, whereas before the calving it moved at an average of between 1-2.5 meters a day.

• Friday, September 15th 2023 - 11:10 UTC

  Drought strikes: Uruguay's economy shrinks by 2.5% in Year-on-Year analysis

  

  The Central Bank of Uruguay has unveiled concerning economic data, revealing a 2.5% year-on-year decline in the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the second semester of 2023. The figures, released on Thursday, shed light on the adverse effects of the drought on Uruguay's economic landscape.

• Friday, September 15th 2023 - 10:04 UTC

  Consequences of Lake Titicaca drought underreported, conservationists say

  

  The Association of Indigenous Peoples Conservationists (Asociación de Pueblos Originarios Conservacionistas - APOC) insisted this week that an emergency be declared in Lake Titicaca, which they claimed was suffering from “water stress,” meaning that water demand exceeds the amount available.

• Thursday, September 14th 2023 - 12:16 UTC

  Latin America, most dangerous region for environment defenders, Global Witness report

  

  Latin America is the most dangerous region in the world for environmental defenders, according to a new report released by the Global Witness NGO on Wednesday. The environmental crime watchdog said at least 177 landdefenders were killed worldwide last year. One in five of them were murdered in the Amazon rainforest.