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Montevideo, October 27th 2025 - 22:07 UTC

Environment

  • Wednesday, June 11th 2025 - 18:02 UTC

    Falkland Islands highlight environmental leadership at annual UK reception

    The reception underscored the Islands’ strategic importance as a gateway to the Antarctic and their contributions to conservation and climate science.

    The Falkland Islands Government hosted its Annual Parliamentary Reception on 10 June at the House of Commons, spotlighting the territory’s growing role as a globally significant hub for environmental research and biodiversity.

  • Wednesday, June 11th 2025 - 09:32 UTC

    Milei thanks Macron for France's support before the IMF

    Milei's presence at an event focused on environmental issues came as a surprise

    Before flying to Israel, Argentine President Javier Milei met in Nice this week with his French colleague Emmanuel Macron during the United Nations Oceans Conference to discuss the long-stalled Mercosur-European Union trade agreement.

  • Wednesday, June 11th 2025 - 08:11 UTC

    The plastic legacy has reached profusely to the bottom of the planet

    Dr Emily Rowlands out on sea ice near the RRS Sir David Attenborough for sampling work. (Pic BAS)

    On 5 June, UN World Environment Day, the campaign motto was “Beat Plastic Pollution”, and with very good reasons, we are surrounded by plastic pollution and a report from BAS indicates that at the bottom of the world, where few humans have ever set foot, an unwelcome visitor has arrived. Antarctica – the vast, frozen wilderness of ice and snow – is no longer untouched by humanity’s most persistent pollutant: plastic.

  • Tuesday, June 10th 2025 - 08:27 UTC

    Join the British Antarctic Survey at Seawork 2025, Southampton 10/12 June

    RRS Sir David Attenborough. Photo: David Ganiford

    The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is exhibiting at Europe’s commercial marine and workboat exhibition, Seawork 2025,– and is inviting seafarers, cadets, and maritime professionals to come and discover what it takes to support science at the ends of the Earth.

  • Monday, June 9th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Lula condemns drop in financial assistance to developing countries amid surging military spending

    “If it were a country, the ocean would rank fifth among the world's largest economies,” Lula noted

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva condemned on Sunday the reduction in financial aid for environmental, economic, and social causes from wealthier countries to the poorer nations, highlighting a 7% drop in Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 2024, while military spending increased by 9.4%.

  • Monday, June 9th 2025 - 09:12 UTC

    UK Government wants to end bottom trawling to protect MPAs sea beds; 12 weeks consultation

    A consultation will invite marine and fisheries stakeholders to share their views and evidence on the prohibition of destructive bottom-towed fishing gear (Pic Greenpeace)

    Bottom trawling – a fishing method that involves dragging large nets along the sea floor – could be banned across more vulnerable areas of English seas. The government is committed to protecting UK oceans and has outlined plans to ban the destructive practice in more Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The measures would help protect rare marine animals, as well as the delicate sea-beds on which they rely, from indiscriminate and potentially irreversible damage.

  • Saturday, June 7th 2025 - 06:32 UTC

    IAATO mandates acoustic mitigation measures for B1 killer whales in 2025/26 season

    The initiative aims to protect the B1 killer whale population, and reinforces IAATO’s broader commitment to science-based environmental stewardship. (Pic Wikipedia)

    IAATO, the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators, is mandating members operating in whale rich waters around the Antarctica Peninsula to implement acoustic mitigations measures, reports Anne Kalosh from Seatrade Cruise News.

  • Friday, June 6th 2025 - 10:51 UTC

    Brazil enacts measures marking World Environment Day

    Alckmin signed the measures given Lula's trip to France

    The Brazilian government announced Thursday a set of environmental measures, including the sanctioning of Bill 3.469/2024, which provides financial collaboration between the Federal Government and states to prevent and combat wildfires. An investment of R$ 32 million (US$ 5.72 million) was allocated for fire prevention and control in the Amazon and Pantanal.

  • Friday, June 6th 2025 - 08:59 UTC

    On World Environment Day, beat Plastic Pollution

    It is estimated that each person on the planet consumes more than 50,000 plastic particles per year –and many more if inhalation is considered

    More than 400 million tons of plastic is produced every year worldwide, half of which is designed to be used only once. Of that, less than 10 per cent is recycled. An estimated eleven million tons end up in lakes, rivers and seas annually. That is approximately the weight of 2,200 Eiffel Towers all together.

  • Wednesday, June 4th 2025 - 03:44 UTC

    South Korea hosting World Environment Day 2025 main events

    The initiative was established by the United Nations in 1972

    South Korea will host the World Environment Day 2025 celebrations Wednesday with a focus on plastic pollution, which poses serious threats to marine life, biodiversity, and human health. Established by the UN in 1972, this global initiative encourages governments, organizations, and individuals to take action in this regard