Environment

Monday, August 17th 2020 - 08:52 UTC
Indigenous people in Chile fighting to have top lithium miner permits revoked

Indigenous groups in Chile´s lithium-rich Atacama salt flat, fresh off a resounding legal victory earlier this week, said they will push to see top lithium miner SQM´s environmental permits revoked and its operations shut down.
Friday, August 14th 2020 - 08:38 UTC
Aberdeen scientists to address Falklands' peat lands research project

Scientists from Aberdeen University will travel to the Falkland Islands as part of a £230,000 research project to help prevent peatland fires. The project will use various techniques to study how the frequency, extent and intensity of burning affects the ability of peat land environments to store carbon. The news was announced by north Scotland daily The Press and Journal.
Wednesday, August 12th 2020 - 09:58 UTC
Bolsonaro denies fires in the Amazon rainforest and calls reports a “lie”

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday angrily denied the existence of fires in the Amazon rainforest, calling it a “lie”, despite data produced by his own government showing that thousands of fires are surging across the region.
Tuesday, August 11th 2020 - 08:29 UTC
Two Beluga whales returned to the ocean after ten years in Russia and China

Two beluga whales taken from the sea nearly ten years ago are being returned to the ocean. Little Grey and Little White are now being looked after at the world's first open water sanctuary for belugas in Iceland.
Monday, August 10th 2020 - 06:06 UTC
Beirut port explosion left a 43-meter deep crater; angry protests against the political class

The huge chemical explosion that hit Beirut's port, devastating large parts of the Lebanese capital and claiming over 150 lives, left a 43-metre (141 foot) deep crater, a security official said on Sunday.
Tuesday, August 4th 2020 - 10:29 UTC
Major assets' management fund drops JBS shares based on the Brazilian company environment record

Nordea Asset Management has decided to exclude shares of JBS SA worth about 40 million Euros from all of its funds this month based on the company’s environmental record and response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statement released on Tuesday.
Monday, August 3rd 2020 - 10:00 UTC
Lawsuit against Australia for failing to disclose climate-change risks to its sovereign bond purchasers

A 23-year-old student has filed a lawsuit against Australia's government alleging it has failed to disclose climate change-related risks to investors in the country's sovereign bonds, in the first such action against the Australian government.
Thursday, July 30th 2020 - 09:05 UTC
Ecuador fishery resources threatened by a fleet of 260 Chinese vessels

Ecuador is on alert due to the appearance of a huge fleet of mostly Chinese-flagged fishing vessels off its Galapagos Islands. Patrols are trying to ensure the fleet - which is made up of around 260 vessels - does not enter the delicate eco-system from international waters.
Monday, July 27th 2020 - 09:32 UTC
Argentina ready to launch satellite to monitor logging of native forests mainly in Chaco

Argentina plans to put into orbit a satellite with new precision technology sometime this week, to monitor the felling of its native forests round the clock and accurately measure forest carbon stocks in a bid to help curb climate change, scientists said.
Saturday, July 25th 2020 - 08:39 UTC
Argentine Patagonia provinces under a blanket of snow

Continuous snowfalls have blanketed Argentine Patagonia provinces together with extremely low temperatures, in what is considered the worst winter since the nineties, according to the Argentinean Meteorological System. The meter-high snow is threatening agriculture, livestock and has interrupted traffic.