Environment

The trial for the fires in the Paraná Delta already has a date.

The Federal Oral Court of Paraná set the dates for the start of the trial for the 2022 Delta del Paraná fires. They affected more than 6000 hectares of land. Three beekeepers will be judged for the "crime of willful...

From trash to energy: global innovations against food waste

Against food waste reaches 1.3 billion tons that end up in the garbage, generating an environmental problem that emits methane and accelerates climate change. From India to Argentina, entrepreneurs and scientists are transforming these wastes into sources of clean...

Pope Leo XIV at odds with Trump on climate change

On Thursday, it was revealed who will succeed Francisco as the head of the Catholic Church. It will be **Robert Prevost**, the **Pope Leon XIV** from now on. He is the first American pontiff to hold that position, and there...

Argentinian forests increasingly less protected against fires

Less and less public resources are being allocated to forest protection in Argentina in the face of the threat of wildfires. This is the conclusion reached by the report Environmental Budget Monitor, which reports an 81% drop in budget...

Mexico: Calls for declaring environmental crimes non-prescriptive

Senators from the Green Party of Mexico presented a constitutional reform initiative to declare environmental crimes unprescribable. According to their argument, they seek to stop impunity in crimes against the environment. The objective, therefore, would be to ensure that those...

The incredible biological phenomenon in the Falkland Islands detected by NASA

Through satellite images, NASA managed to capture a biological phenomenon in the Falkland Islands. It is about the massive blooming of phytoplankton in waters near the area, which covered a significant part of the continental shelf. Why it forms and...

Aviation emissions in Europe soar: concerns raised about lack of environmental regulation

Aviation emissions in Europe reached almost pre-pandemic levels, according to a study by Transport & Environment (T&E). In 2024, there were 8.4 million flights, generating 187.6 million tons (Mt) of COâ‚‚, representing 98% of the emissions from 2019. ## Lack of...

La Pampa: Serious accusation by NGOs about pesticides in drinking water

Two NGOs made a serious complaint in La Pampa. They claim that the presence of agrochemicals has been detected in drinking water in several localities. The Union of Land Workers, the Chadileuvú Foundation, and the Pampeana General Medicine Association warned...

How many open-air landfills are there in all of Argentina?

How many are there? Where are they? What size do they have? How much waste do they accumulate? The People's Defender seeks to answer these questions with the first mapping of open-air dumps throughout the Argentine territory. The initiative...

San Luis: Two establishments warned for fumigating with airplanes in urban areas.

The **Secretariat of Environment and Sustainable Development** of San Luis, through its team of inspectors and the Rural Brigade of the Ministry of Security, conducted monitoring in the Ayacucho department and issued warnings to two establishments for **fumigating** with...

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The urban grasslands of the AMBA: a crucial ecosystem hidden at risk due to lack of management

Although it is often thought that nature is far from urban environments, in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires...