Environment

• Monday, November 28th 2022 - 10:24 UTC

  Loan to Argentina to strengthen marine resources sustainability and agricultural health

  

  Argentina is receiving a US$ 125 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank to help Argentina strengthen its agricultural health services and enhance the sustainability of its marine resources.

• Monday, November 28th 2022 - 09:18 UTC

  Big Party planned for Jonathan the tortoise, who turns 190

  

  A three-day party has been organized in St Helena, December, 3,4,5 for Jonathan the tortoise who turns 190. Jonathan is believed to be the oldest chelonian alive.

• Saturday, November 26th 2022 - 10:09 UTC

  Indonesia earthquake toll reaches 310 dead

  

  Search and rescue teams in Indonesia have so far retrieved 310 bodies after Tuesday's 5.6-degree tremor that hit the Cianjur region in the country’s West Java province, it was reported Friday. The whereabouts of at least 24 people are still unknown and over 36,000 residents have been displaced, the authorities also said.

• Friday, November 25th 2022 - 07:51 UTC

  Yellow alert maintained around Chile's Villarrica volcano

  

  Chilean authorities Thursday insisted on their yellow alert regarding a possible eruption by the Villarrica volcano. “The definition of a potential danger zone consisting of a radius of 500 meters around the crater is maintained,” the National Geology and Mining Service (Sernageomin) said in a statement.

• Wednesday, November 23rd 2022 - 10:37 UTC

  How do micro-plastic particles differ across the Atlantic Ocean?

  

  A new study, published in Marine Pollution Bulletin, has found the waters of the North Atlantic gyre contain greater quantities of plastic, such as polyethylene, polypropylene, acrylic, and polyamide, whereas other offshore locations are more associated with PVC and polystyrene.

• Tuesday, November 22nd 2022 - 20:50 UTC

  Uruguay confident in EU-sponsored sustainable energy matrix program

  

  Uruguay's Industry Minister Omar Paganini highlighted the AL-Invest Verde program for its ambitiousness regarding sustainable development which will position the South American country as a regional innovation hub.

• Monday, November 21st 2022 - 16:27 UTC

  COP27 ends in “historical” deal short of Europe's goals

  

  Delegates from the world over agreed Sunday on the need that wealthier nations should provide loss and damage funding to the countries most affected by climate change.

• Saturday, November 19th 2022 - 09:35 UTC

  COP 27 to go on at least until Sunday

  

  World dignitaries gathered at the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP 27) Climate Change Summit in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el Sheikh have agreed to extend their sessions for the weekend after no conclusive agreement was reached before Friday's closing day activities.

• Friday, November 18th 2022 - 09:49 UTC

  Sei whale breeding song identified for the first time in Falklands' waters

  

  Acoustic research by wildlife charity, Falklands Conservation (FC), and the non-profit African Aquatic Conservation Fund (AACF), has revealed seasonal singing by sei whales in the Falkland Islands, documenting a breeding song display in this Endangered cetacean for the first time.

• Friday, November 18th 2022 - 09:43 UTC

  Drones survey wildlife populations in South Georgia

  

  Next-generation fixed-wing drones, capable of operating autonomously beyond the standard visual line of sight, are creating datasets of major wildlife populations around South Georgia for long-term monitoring to aid conservation efforts.