News of environment

Industrial waste turns Patagonian lake into pink lagoon

Yesterdat 21:05 Pollution of a Patagonian lake with a pink industrial fluid provokes alarm among local residents, as well as controversy among officials.

ENVIRONMENT

The battle for Brazil's indigenous land hots up

13-07-2021 14:57 Brazil's indigenous peoples are bracing for a legal battle with President Jair's Bolsonaro's government over controversial legislation.

MERCOSUR IN DISARRAY

Mercosur’s glitch-plagued summit puts spotlight on trade divide

09-07-2021 02:58 Luis Lacalle Pou's new trade strategy unable to win broad support among bloc's members. Parallel initiative backed by Brazil and Uruguay to reduce Mercosur's common external tariff also fails to advance.

Environment

Tierra del Fuego Province bans salmon farming in open-net pens

02-07-2021 08:00 Provincial legislature in Argentina’s southernmost province unanimously approves a bill banning salmon farming in open-net pens.

world

UN confirms 18.3 degrees Celsius record heat in Antarctica

01-07-2021 14:33 Record heat was reached at Argentina's Esperanza research station on the Antarctic Peninsula on February 6, 2020.

Climate Change

Deadly heat wave slams Canada, United States

30-06-2021 18:29 Millions in western Canada and the northwestern United States were under heat alerts this week as the region experienced record-breaking temperatures — police reported dozens of deaths likely linked to the scorching conditions.

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Brazil environment minister resigns amid graft investigation

24-06-2021 09:46 Ricardo Salles announces resignation, just over a month after the Supreme Court ordered an investigation into allegations he was involved in a timber-trafficking scandal.

ENVIRONMENT

Leaked UN draft climate report: Potential economic impact

23-06-2021 14:49 Climate-boosted extreme weather events – cyclones, droughts, flooding – have already sapped both short- and long-term economic growth, especially in developing countries, says new UN report.

ENVIRONMENT

Leaked UN draft climate report: Potential impact for humans

23-06-2021 14:33 Species extinction, ecosystem collapse, crippling health impacts from disease and heat, water shortages, cities devastated by rising seas – all will accelerate in the coming decades, no matter how rapidly the carbon emissions are cut, new report warns.

ENVIRONMENT

Crushing climate impacts to hit sooner than feared, says draft UN report

23-06-2021 14:24 Hunger, drought and disease will afflict tens of millions more people within decades, according to a draft UN assessment that lays bare the dire human health consequences of a warming planet.

AGRICULTURE IN BRAZIL

Historic drought threatens Brazil's economy

10-06-2021 08:00 Worst drought in nearly a century to hit two key regions in Brazil is wreaking havoc on hydroelectric dams and crops – and threatening country's nascent pandemic recovery.

ENVIRONMENT

CO₂ reaches its highest level in more than four million years

08-06-2021 15:43 Based on geological evidence collected over the six decades scientists have been tracking atmospheric CO₂, this year's peak appears to be the highest in as long as 4.5 million years.

And that reminds me…

Covid is not the only c-word

05-06-2021 00:29 World Environment Day is upon us and climate change takes centre stage.

by Michael Soltys

Environment

Millions of pesticide containers illegally discarded or recycled in Argentina

04-06-2021 02:00 Argentina may be a leader in the production and sale of grains and oilseeds, but the country does not yet have a comprehensive strategy for the recycling of pesticide and fertiliser containers.

CORRUPTION SCANDAL

Brazil environment minister probed for timber trafficking

19-05-2021 16:33 Brazil Supreme Court orders investigation into Environment Minister Ricardo Salles, targeting a timber-trafficking ring allegedly involving him and other top officials in President Jair Bolsonaro's government.

Environment

WTO deal 'doable' to stop subsidies that lead to over-fishing

11-05-2021 13:48 After two decades of talks at the World Trade Organization towards banning subsidies that contribute to over-fishing, Colombian ambassador Santiago Wills said Tuesday that a deal could be within reach.

ENVIRONMENT

Environment Ministry asks citizens to forgo beef for climate

06-05-2021 11:39 The Environment Ministry launched the “Green Mondays” campaign this week to cut the amount of greenhouse gases produced by cattle ranching. The programme encourages people to substitute all types of meat with plant-based proteins.

IN-DEPTH: MERCOSUR

Mercosur’s future up for debate at key meeting

01-05-2021 00:21 Member nations agree to debate ‘flexibilisation’ of bloc’s rules at key meeting in May. Uruguay continues to push for liberalisation of tariffs, rules on free-trade deals.

ENVIRONMENT

Glaciers are melting more rapidly, risking floods and droughts

28-04-2021 17:59 The world’s glaciers are shrinking at a faster rate than before, with densely-populated parts of Asia at risk of flood and water shortages if the trend continues.

MERCOSUR BLOC

Uruguay presents plan to make Mercosur trade talks more flexible

26-04-2021 15:19 According to the draft document released by the Foreign Ministry in Montevideo, the proposal would allow member states, under some conditions, to initiate negotiations "either as a group or individually."

ENVIRONMENTALISM

Latin American environmental rights treaty enters into force

24-04-2021 01:45 As the world marked Earth Day, the first-ever treaty to protect the rights of environmental defenders was ratified by Latin American.

EDITORIAL

Thinking green or greenbacks

24-04-2021 00:19 Argentina’s vision cannot afford to remain stuck in the 1970s of OPEC and ideological strife in energy any more than political terms – this country offers enormous potential for renewable energy.

Wildlife and Conservation

Conservation group releases endangered jaguars into Iberá National Park

23-04-2021 00:01 A female jaguar and her two cubs have been released back into the wild at Iberá National Park in Corrientes Province, as part of a conservation programme run by Rewilding Argentina.

BLOOMBERG

Oil tycoon Bulgheroni's low-carbon frack dream is proving a tough sell

22-04-2021 12:31 Billionaire Alejandro Bulgheroni’s dream of making fracking more environmentally friendly is running up against the reality of shale-patch economics.

Wildlife

New species of frog unearthed in Peruvian Amazon jungle

12-04-2021 16:28 A new species of marsupial frog has been discovered in Peru's Amazon jungle during a study in the humid tundra and mountainous woodland area of the Cordilleras de Colan.

ECUADOR RUN-OFF

Environmentalists dismayed by Ecuador presidential candidates

08-04-2021 16:09 Leftist Andrés Arauz faces the right-wing Guillermo Lasso in a run-off election, with both vowing to continue oil and mineral extraction, which has already devastated a sixth of Ecuador's Amazon jungle.

AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENT

A third of global farmland at 'high' pesticide pollution risk

30-03-2021 14:37 A third of the planet's agricultural land is at "high risk" of pesticide pollution from the lingering residue of chemical ingredients that can leach into water supplies and threaten biodiversity, according to new research.

Environmental Crime

Staff at Galapagos airport, Ecuador, find 185 tortoises in suitcase

29-03-2021 15:03 Staff at an airport on the Galapagos Islands have found 185 tortoises, ten of which were dead, in a suitcase that was heading for Ecuador's mainland. Police are now investigating the incident.

Beef Industry

Beef-addicted Uruguay aiming to make farming greener

25-03-2021 12:00 Last year, Uruguay launched a livestock and climate initiative with the help of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). We hear from Rosa Correa, one of 62 farm owners to implement the programme, about its aims and objectives.

ENVIRONMENT

Protesters denounce 'privatisation' of water, mining, forest fires

23-03-2021 14:19 Hundreds of ecologists protested this Monday in Buenos Aires against the privatisation of water, as well as open-pit mining and forest fires.

MERCOSUR SUMMIT

Trade and Covid-19 vaccines top agenda for Mercosur summit

23-03-2021 13:22 Mercosur’s member nations will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the bloc's founding at a key summit this Friday, with the clear differences between them more than evident.

by Mariano Beldyk

EU-MERCOSUR DEAL

More than 450 NGOs, groups condemn ‘obsolete’ EU-Mercosur trade deal

16-03-2021 17:26 More than 450 civil society groups, associations and NGOs call on Mercosur, European Union to “abandon” controversial free-trade deal.

UNREST IN PATAGONIA

President targeted by mob battling to keep mining out of Chubut

16-03-2021 08:20 Alberto Fernández forced to dodge protesters as they launch attack on minibus transporting president in Lago Puelo.

ARGENTINA ABLAZE

One dead, several missing in Patagonia forest fires

12-03-2021 14:04 One person has died and 11 are reported missing after days of blazing forest fires in Patagonia.

ARGENTINA ABLAZE

Forest fires in Patagonia leave 7 injured, 15 missing

10-03-2021 21:28 At least seven people were injured and 15 more missing on Wednesday as forest fires ripped through Patagonia.

EU-MERCOSUR DEAL

France says won't ratify Mercosur trade deal in 'current form'

04-02-2021 17:01 France says it will not ratify trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc "in its current form."

GUEST VOICE

Cities, central to Biden’s agenda

30-01-2021 09:15 The agreements, alliances and networks woven by cities in recent years provide Biden with a platform to revitalise US global relationships.

by Fernando Straface

UNITED STATES

Biden talks the talk – but can he deliver?

30-01-2021 09:10 What will happen when US president’s slickly run messaging operation hits harsh reality?

ARGENTINA ABLAZE

Police believe asado was cause of El Bolsón wildfire

30-01-2021 08:55 Police raid home 10 kilometres from El Bolsón searching for evidence. Investigators believe remnants of asado barbeque were likely cause of blaze that has ravaged 10,000 hectares.

Mercosur

'Distrust' of Brazil stalls EU-Mercosur trade deal

13-12-2020 19:45 Concerns over Amazon deforestation under Bolsonaro are delaying the ratification of a two-decades long negotiated trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur.

Congress

Senate passes bill to limit commercial use of fire-destroyed land

07-12-2020 19:44 The Senate has passed a law placing bans of up to 60 years on any changes in the use of land razed by fire, including real-estate projects, in order to avoid speculation.

BUSINESS

Walmart divests Argentina operations to Grupo de Narváez

06-11-2020 18:10 Walmart Inc has confirmed it will sell its operations in Argentina to Grupo de Narváez, divesting a 25-year-old business for an undisclosed sum.

ENVIRONMENT

How we can save threatened plants and animals

06-11-2020 00:01 Restoring native habitats to at least 20 percent of the world’s land currently being used by humans for farming, ranching and forestry is necessary to protect biodiversity and slow species loss.

US ELECTION 2020

Expect a lot more of the same if Trump wins a second term

03-11-2020 16:07 If the US president wins another four years in office, there's no indication of any big policy shift coming up.

ENVIRONMENT

Environmentalists, markets eye Argentina’s transgenic wheat askance

27-10-2020 14:33 Argentina became the first country to approve the growth and consumption of genetically modified drought-tolerant wheat earlier this month. Markets, healthcare professionals and environmental activists express concerns.

ENVIRONMENT

South America ravaged by unprecedented drought and fires

26-10-2020 07:00 Exacerbated by a historic drought, larges swathes of forest and wetlands in central South America known for their exceptional biodiversity have been ravaged by devastating fires.

ENVIRONMENT & ECONOMY

Drought depletes Paraguay River, a country's lifeline

12-10-2020 12:14 The Paraguay River has reached its lowest level in half a century after months of extreme drought in the region, exposing the vulnerability of a landlocked economy.

ENVIRONMENT

Argentina ablaze: 7,600 sq km lost to fires since turn of year

10-10-2020 08:32 Fires in Argentina have raged through an estimated 7,697 square kilometres since the turn of the year, according to government data, with Córdoba and Entre Ríos bearing the brunt. National parks also affected, as campaigners warn of environmental impact.

by Nick Evans

ENVIRONMENT

Study: Antarctic Peninsula at warmest in decades

03-10-2020 16:51 This year is the hottest in the Antarctic Peninsula in the past three decades, a study by the University of Santiago de Chile out Friday found.

ENVIRONMENT

More than 400,000 hectares burned in fires since turn of year

29-09-2020 16:35 At the start of this week, 434,975 hectares nationwide had already been affected by forest and bush fires, with 10 provinces in particular bearing the brunt, according to official data.

News of environment

Industrial waste turns Patagonian lake into pink lagoon

The battle for Brazil's indigenous land hots up

Mercosur’s glitch-plagued summit puts spotlight on trade divide

Tierra del Fuego Province bans salmon farming in open-net pens

UN confirms 18.3 degrees Celsius record heat in Antarctica

Deadly heat wave slams Canada, United States

Brazil environment minister resigns amid graft investigation

Leaked UN draft climate report: Potential economic impact

Leaked UN draft climate report: Potential impact for humans

Crushing climate impacts to hit sooner than feared, says draft UN report

Historic drought threatens Brazil's economy

CO₂ reaches its highest level in more than four million years

Covid is not the only c-word

Millions of pesticide containers illegally discarded or recycled in Argentina

Brazil environment minister probed for timber trafficking

WTO deal 'doable' to stop subsidies that lead to over-fishing

Environment Ministry asks citizens to forgo beef for climate

Mercosur’s future up for debate at key meeting

Glaciers are melting more rapidly, risking floods and droughts

Uruguay presents plan to make Mercosur trade talks more flexible

Latin American environmental rights treaty enters into force

Thinking green or greenbacks

Conservation group releases endangered jaguars into Iberá National Park

Oil tycoon Bulgheroni's low-carbon frack dream is proving a tough sell

New species of frog unearthed in Peruvian Amazon jungle

Environmentalists dismayed by Ecuador presidential candidates

A third of global farmland at 'high' pesticide pollution risk

Staff at Galapagos airport, Ecuador, find 185 tortoises in suitcase

Beef-addicted Uruguay aiming to make farming greener

Protesters denounce 'privatisation' of water, mining, forest fires

Trade and Covid-19 vaccines top agenda for Mercosur summit

More than 450 NGOs, groups condemn ‘obsolete’ EU-Mercosur trade deal

President targeted by mob battling to keep mining out of Chubut

One dead, several missing in Patagonia forest fires

Forest fires in Patagonia leave 7 injured, 15 missing

France says won't ratify Mercosur trade deal in 'current form'

Cities, central to Biden’s agenda

Biden talks the talk – but can he deliver?

Police believe asado was cause of El Bolsón wildfire

'Distrust' of Brazil stalls EU-Mercosur trade deal

Senate passes bill to limit commercial use of fire-destroyed land

Walmart divests Argentina operations to Grupo de Narváez

How we can save threatened plants and animals

Expect a lot more of the same if Trump wins a second term

Environmentalists, markets eye Argentina’s transgenic wheat askance

South America ravaged by unprecedented drought and fires

Drought depletes Paraguay River, a country's lifeline

Argentina ablaze: 7,600 sq km lost to fires since turn of year

Study: Antarctic Peninsula at warmest in decades

More than 400,000 hectares burned in fires since turn of year

Sputniks, dollars and justice: three things we’re missing

Blue dollar rises to 185, highest price since October

More than half of population now vaccinated with one dose

Mariano Macri: ‘Unmasking Mauricio is fundamental for me’

Mightier than the dollar

"Kirchneristas vergonzantes": Alfredo Leuco se enojó con Tenembaum y Sietecase

Emilce, la argentina que será compañera de la hija de Máxima de Holanda

Elecciones legislativas: las sorpresas de último minuto en el cierre de las listas

Otra encuesta alerta sobre el crecimiento de "los desencantados con la grieta y la política"

Dario Barassi se unió a la lista de famosos con coronavirus