Tag: Esther Bertram

• Tuesday, April 23rd 2024 - 09:15 UTC

  Falkland Islands celebrates World Earth Day and its challenges

  

  April 22nd is World Earth Day, and three leading Falkland Islands experts in the environment and protecting our planet's scarce resources addressed the issue. They are Esther Bertram, CEO of Falklands Conservation, Dr. Paul Brickle Executive Director of the South Atlantic Environment Research Institute, SAERI, and Dr. Rachel Cooper, Head of the Falkland Islands Government Environment Department.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 10:32 UTC

  Falklands part of the global climate crisis, both in consequences and attempts to find solutions

  

  Falklands Conservation has called for a commitment to a net-zero greenhouse gas target for the Falkland Islands by 2050 - in line with a range of other nations from around the globe - as CEO of Falklands Conservation Esther Bertram said that without action “the Falklands are part of the global climate crisis, both in feeling the consequences and in trying to find solutions.”

• Wednesday, November 6th 2019 - 12:50 UTC

  IAATO has suspended One Ocean Expeditions; Falklands' call of “Resolute” cruise cancelled

  

  The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) has essentially suspended One Ocean Expeditions’ (OOE) membership in the group, according to a statement sent to members and obtained by Cruise Industry News. One Ocean’s future continues to raise a question mark as departures are cancelled and the RCGS Resolute continues to sit in Buenos Aires.

• Thursday, October 17th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Brexit concerns blowing gale across nervous Falklands

  

  The following piece on the Falklands and Brexit was distributed by the French news agency, AFP, both in English and Spanish. - It may be a remote archipelago 13,000km from mainland Britain but the Falkland Islands' incredible biodiversity, as well as fishing and meat exports, are under threat from Brexit.