ENVIRONMENT

India, Colombia review cooperation on environment

Published on: October 17, 2024
08:26

New Delhi, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) India's Minister of State for Environment, Kirti Vardhan Singh, and Colombia's Vice Foreign Minister, Jorge Rojas, discussed cooperation in that sector and global sustainability efforts, government sources reported.

Jakarta to impose household waste levy

Published on: October 14, 2024
14:43

Jakarta, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) The Jakarta government announced on Monday that every household will be subject to a garbage disposal tariff starting January 1, 2025.

Rosneft oil company’s flights return to Cuba

Published on: October 6, 2024
00:16

Havana, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) The International Group of Tour Operators and Travel Agencies Havanatur S.A. on Friday welcomed the first flight of the 2024 fall-winter season of the Russian oil company Rosneft, carrying with 374 passengers for health tourism practices.

Algae concentration affects Angolan coast

Published on: September 19, 2024
10:40

Luanda, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) The Angolan Ministry of Environment (MINAMB) is currently working on a contingency plan due to the high concentration of algae that is affecting the coastal areas of Luanda, Cabinda, and Namibe provinces.

Active forest fires in southern Ecuador raze 345 hectares

Published on: August 25, 2024
11:21

Quito, Aug 25 (Prensa Latina) The forest fire in the town of Quilanga, in the southern Ecuadorian province of Loja, remains active and the flames have already razed 345 hectares of forest, the National Secretariat for Risk Management (SGR) reported on Sunday.

Deforestation impacts tropical mountain forests in Africa

Published on: August 21, 2024
00:15

Helsinki, Aug 21 (Prensa Latina) Deforestation of Africa's tropical mountain forests increases temperatures and the cloud base height (CBH), exacerbating the effects of climate change, biodiversity and water supply, it was reported here.

Argentine organizations reject regime approved by government

Published on: July 23, 2024
08:32

Buenos Aires, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) Argentine social, environmental, and indigenous organizations will reject the Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI) approved by the government to provide customs, tax, exchange, and regulatory benefits to mostly foreign capital.

UN to reveal most pressing health and human well-being challenges

Published on: July 15, 2024
08:47

United Nations, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations will publish its global forecast on human health and well-being, which describes critical changes and signals about the need to prepare as the world approaches a polycrisis.

Trans-Himalayan nations promote ecotourism in China

Published on: July 4, 2024
08:35

Nyingchi, China, Jul 4 (Prensa Latina) Delegates from the Trans-Himalayan nations urged on Thursday to use natural resources and preserve the environment as part of ecotourism.

ALBA-TCP agrees on roadmap to create Cooperation Agency

Published on: July 3, 2024
08:18

Caracas, Jul 3 (Prensa Latina) The member States of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) agreed on the roadmap to create the Development Cooperation Agency.

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