Environment

Thursday, June 16th 2022 - 09:51 UTC
Satellite images and artificial intelligence systems facilitate whales census and conservation work

A new dataset featuring hundreds of satellite images of whales has been published to support the development of artificial intelligence systems which will aid crucial conservation work.
Tuesday, June 14th 2022 - 22:01 UTC
Brazilian Senate to oversee Amazonia investigations

Brazil's Senate Monday approved an initiative to create a temporary committee to oversee the probe into the disappearance of British journalist Dom Phillips, a correspondent for The Guardian, and his indigenist guide Bruno Araújo Pereira, a National Indian Foundation (FUNAI) official on leave.
Saturday, June 11th 2022 - 11:09 UTC
BAS/South Georgia launch new data portal on one of the world's largest Marine Protected Areas

A new Data Portal was launched on Friday by the British Antarctic Survey and the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI), which will help to enhance the management of one of the world’s largest Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
Saturday, June 11th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
After five years of work, new seafloor map of the Southern Ocean covering 48 million sq Km

A new map of the seafloor of the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica provides the most accurate representation of this vast area to date. The International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean (IBSCO) has taken five years to compile and update this map, which was first published in 2013.
Friday, June 10th 2022 - 20:30 UTC
NZ plans to tax breeders for livestock belches

The Government of New Zealand has disclosed a plan to collect a tax on cow and sheep burps from livestock production which would become the first in the world to make producers pay for their animals' emissions.
Thursday, June 9th 2022 - 09:39 UTC
Amazonas police make arrest in British reporter case

Brazilian authorities have arrested a suspect in the case of British journalist Dom Phillips and his local indigenous affairs expert friend Bruno Araújo Pereira who went missing in Amazonia earlier this week. Phillips and Araújo were last seen Sunday after leaving Sao Rafael in a boat on Sunday on their way to indigenous enclaves where they planned to collect materials for a future book.
Wednesday, June 8th 2022 - 09:54 UTC
UN Message on World Oceans Day, revitalization and collective action

The World Oceans Day is celebrated on June 8 every year across the globe. Oceans cover over 70% of the planet. It is our life source, supporting humanity’s sustenance and that of every other organism on earth.
Tuesday, June 7th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Ports of Montevideo, Colonia and Buenos Aires had to be closed on Monday due to fog

After the strong reduction in visibility registered in the country this Monday due to fog and mist, which according to the Uruguayan Institute of Meteorology (Inumet) will persist until next Thursday, the ports of Montevideo, Colonia, and Buenos Aires decided to close, reported the Uruguayan newspaper El Observador.
Tuesday, June 7th 2022 - 09:39 UTC
Rains bring relief to Paraguay and Paraná rivers

The Paraná and Paraguay rivers have noticeably begun their recoveries from year-long downspouts after constant rains in the past few days, Paraguayan authorities have reported.
Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 07:25 UTC
Agatha leaves at least 11 dead at Mexican Pacific resorts

After entering history books as the most powerful hurricane to make landfall in Mexico's Pacific coasts during May, Wednesday's reports from the area mention at least 11 fatalities and at least 33 others missing, according to Oaxaca Gov. Alejandro Murat.