Environment

• Monday, December 19th 2022 - 10:09 UTC

  COP 15: UK to continue global leadership on marine protection, Pitcairn MPA experience

  

  The UK will continue as Chair of the Global Ocean Alliance as it calls for more ambition to meet the 30by30 ocean pledge. Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey urged more countries to join the more than 120 nations who already support the pledge to protect 30% of the world’s ocean by 2030.

• Saturday, December 17th 2022 - 09:57 UTC

  Forest fires in Argentine Tierra del Fuego the worst ever

  

  Authorities in the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego Friday confirmed that over 10,000 hectares of land have already been consumed by forest fires, making the current episode the largest such catastrophe in the history of the province.

• Friday, December 16th 2022 - 08:59 UTC

  Icebreaker ARA Irízar ready to start Summer Antarctic Campaign

  

  Argentine Navy's icebreaker ARA Almirante Irízar was ordered Thursday to set sail with over 300 people onboard among military and scientific personnel, marking the official beginning of the 2022/23 Summer Antarctic campaign. The Irízar's mission will consist of three stages until April 2023.

• Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:30 UTC

  RRS Sir David Attenborough docks in Falklands: Saturday begins Antarctic round at Rothera Base

  

  Falkland Islands RRS Sir David Attenborough has arrived to the Islands, and docked at East Cove, and is scheduled to leave for the Rothera Base on Saturday, beginning the Antarctica campaign.

• Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:09 UTC

  Falkland Islands detailed Consultation Report on Marine Managed Areas

  

  The unique marine environment of the Falkland Islands is important to our community, supporting our biodiversity and the economy of the Islands. The Falkland Islands Government ran a consultation from 23 March to 1 May to help us with our consideration of proposals for Marine Managed Areas (MMAs), which set aside areas for special protection. MMAs could play an important role in caring for and managing our marine environment for current and future generations.

• Monday, December 12th 2022 - 18:00 UTC

  Continued UK extreme weather, snow and ice, have caused multiple travel disruptions

  

  Extreme weather conditions in the United Kingdom have caused travel disruption, with delayed trains, motorway accidents and flights from Heathrow cancelled on Sunday morning.

• Monday, December 12th 2022 - 09:53 UTC

  Volcano activity leads to temporary airport closure in Guatemala

  

  Guatemala City's La Aurora International Airport was closed temporarily Sunday due to “the presence of ashes” from the nearby Fuego volcano, it was reported. The air terminal resumed operations three hours later after the wind shifted “to the south,” according to Civil Aeronautics Director Francis Argueta.

• Friday, December 9th 2022 - 10:04 UTC

  Environmental emergency decreed in Argentina's Tierra del Fuego due to forest fires

  

  Authorities in the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego have declared an environmental emergency this week and extended a ban on lighting fires in wild areas until 2024 due to the increasing number of forest fires.

• Thursday, December 8th 2022 - 17:14 UTC

  EU deforestation bill threatens Latin America and African countries

  

  European lawmakers and EU member states inked a deal on Tuesday, December 6, to ban the purchase of products such as cocoa, coffee, and soybeans that contribute to deforestation, increasing the pressure exerted on Brazilian exports. The list also encompasses palm oil, wood, beef, rubber, and derivate products like skins, chocolate, furniture, and paper.

• Thursday, December 8th 2022 - 09:26 UTC

  Biodiversity conference, “Time to forge a peace pact with Nature”, says UN chief Guterres and proposes a three-step approach

  

  “Nature is humanity’s best friend.  Without nature, we have nothing.  Without nature, we are nothing.  Nature is our life-support system.  It is the source and sustainer of the air we breathe, the food we eat, the energy we use, the jobs and economic activity we count on, the species that enrich human life, and the landscapes and waterscapes we call home”, remarks from UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening of the fifteenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, in Montreal this week.