ENVIRONMENT

Slovakia favors solidarity to face current challenges

Published on: September 21, 2021
15:04

United Nations, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) Slovakian President Zuzana Caputova assured here on Tuesday that solidarity is the only way to face challenges like climate change and Covid-19.

Argentina favors more financing to fight climate crisis

Published on: September 17, 2021
13:19

Buenos Aires, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) Argentine President Alberto Fernandez called on Friday for more financing to fight the climate crisis, and pointed to the possibility of eliminating surcharges and extending debt payment terms.

European plastic manufacturers in favor of recycling

Published on: September 10, 2021
00:30

Brussels, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) European plastic manufacturers are in favor of the obligation to bring 30 percent of recycling into packaging by 2030.

Mexico must protect the ‘vaquita’

Published on: August 15, 2021
00:30

Mexico, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Faced with the risk of extinction of the vaquita, a porpoise endemic to the northern end of the Gulf of California in Baja California, Mexico, the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (NACEC) demanded Mexico's protection of that species.

UK calls for urgent action against climate change

Published on: August 9, 2021
09:21

London, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) The United Kingdom called on the world to take urgent measures against climate change, after a United Nations report warned that global warming is accelerating faster than expected.

The Thames Barrier

Published on: August 7, 2021
02:00

London, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) Officially inaugurated by England's Queen Mother in 1984, the Thames Barrier not only protects London from floods, but is also considered a wonder of modern engineering.

Nearly 14,000 experts warn Earth´s vital signs are swiftly worsening

Published on: August 3, 2021
07:20

Washington, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) As many as 14,000 experts called on governments to set up well-thought-out policies to prevent increased climate catastrophes, a scientific outlet reported.

Diversity and tourism at event in Cuba

Published on: July 31, 2021
08:00

Havana, Jul 31 (Prensa Latina) The eastern provinces of Holguin and Santiago de Cuba will host the Workshop on Biological Diversity and Tourism (Biotur 2021) by the end of this year, organizers said recently.

EU will reform agricultural aid in 2023

Published on: June 28, 2021
12:12

Luxembourg, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) The European Union (EU) agreed to the reform of the agricultural subsidy program within the community bloc, which will devote 387 billion euros to rural development.

The Fifth Ocean

Published on: June 26, 2021
11:49

Havana, Jun 26 (Prensa Latina) Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Arctic are the four oceans so far represented in any mapmaking, however, the National Geographic has officially decreed the existence of a fifth ocean. Called the Southern Ocean, it´s the body of water that surrounds Antarctica.

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