SA forges agricultural alliances with Brazil and Japan at G20 meeting

While agricultural representatives from around the world gathered in Somerset West for the G20’s Agricultural Working Group from 18–19 September , South Africa took the opportunity to secure two new Memoranda of Intent (MOIs), one with Brazil and...

Switzerland SailGP: Germany wins as Brazil suffers hole in catamaran after collision

Ever since Germany entered SailGP at the beginning of the third season, they have been searching for their maiden event win. So, as they got ready the final on Lake Geneva, the first time SailGP had held a race in Switzerland, and at a destination...

Brazil’s Iguazu Falls Access Gets Easier With New Rail Service

Brazil’s world-famous Iguazu Falls just got a lot easier to reach thanks to a brand-new rail service connecting nearby towns to the park entrance. Tourists no longer have to rely solely on buses or taxis, which often meant long waits and crowded...

Marine wildlife experts are baffled: footage shows a school of fish climbing a waterfall

A group of bumblebee catfish was caught on video climbing waterfalls up to four metres high, an unprecedented phenomenon that surprised researchers and raises new questions about the biology and conservation of this species. The discovery was made...

As UN climate talks loom in Brazil, many would-be participants fear they can't afford to...

“There’s always a huge number of fossil fuel company representatives there. And who’s going to be there to combat those voices and those negotiating influences?” said Tilvawala, founder and executive director of the global organization Youth...

Cuban Migrants in Curitiba, Brazil

Curitiba is the capital that receives the most refugees, particularly Cubans. (Photo: José Fernando Ogura/Prefeitura de Curitiba) Por Osmel Almaguer HAVANA TIMES – I have no idea how many Cubans are currently living in this city. However, after a...

As UN climate talks loom in Brazil, many fear they can't afford to attend

Pooja Tilvawala knows it's a gamble to use more than $46,000 of her own savings to help young people get to the United Nations climate summit in Brazil. But she thinks it’s a necessary one. As national delegations, activists and other attendees...

Setting the record straight on Jurisdictional REDD+: The case of Brazil

Jurisdictional REDD+ (JREDD+) has been a climate finance mechanism under the UN for nearly two decades. In Brazil, JREDD+ is a public policy approach developed by Brazilian federal and state governments to promote large-scale forest conservation...

Little beauty represents big hope for wild cats at Badenoch’s wildlife park

SUPERSTAR: Tay has come to Kincraig and reminds Taylor Swift fans of the pop legend's Scottish roots. (RZSS)Highland Wildlife Park has just welcomed one of its smallest – and arguably most adorable – residents: a European wildcat kitten named Tay....

Food security gets a boost with SA-Brazil agricultural pact

Cape Town – Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, and the Brazilian Vice Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Luiz De Alcantara Rua signed a landmark Memorandum of Intent (MoI), which builds a “resilient” agricultural sector for the people...

As UN climate talks loom in Brazil, many would-be participants fear they can’t afford to attend

As UN climate talks loom in Brazil, many would-be participants fear they can’t afford to attend

Pooja Tilvawala knows it’s a gamble to use more than $46,000 of her own savings to help young people get to the United Nations climate summit in Brazil. But she thinks it’s a necessary one. As national delegations, activists and other attendees...

As UN climate talks loom in Brazil, many would-be participants fear they can't afford to attend

Pooja Tilvawala knows it's a gamble to use more than $46,000 of her own savings to help young people get to the United Nations climate summit in Brazil. But she thinks it’s a necessary one. As national delegations, activists and other attendees...

Lula’s NY agenda includes Palestine, democracy, and climate

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is due to deliver the traditional speech at the opening of the 80th United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York on September 23. In addition to outlining Brazil’s foreign policy priorities, the president...

Sylhet activists rally at Ratargul for climate justice

Sun Sep 21, 2025 04:41 PM Last update on: Sun Sep 21, 2025 04:47 PM Civil society group urges world leaders to act on climate crisis, social injustice before COP30 Our Correspondent, Sylhet Sun Sep 21, 2025 04:41 PM Last update on: Sun Sep 21,...

Rampant pollution puts Lake Victoria on brink amid unchecked human activities

BUTIAMA, Tanzania, Sep 21 — Lake Victoria is facing an escalating threat from rampant pollution, with preliminary findings of a new East African Community (EAC)-backed study warning of declining water quality across the region’s largest freshwater...

MTN’s Adwoa Wiafe to Deliver Keynote Address at Africa Climate Communication Summit

Adwoa Wiafe, Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer at MTN Ghana, is set to deliver the keynote address at the Africa Climate Communication Summit 2025. The virtual summit will run from Sunday, September 21, to Monday, September 22,...

South African Delegation Participates in BRICS Young Scientists’ Forum (YSF) in Brazil

(MENAFN- Assaf Academy of Science of South Africa) A delegation of nine young South African scientists represented the nation at the 10th BRICS Young Scientists’ Forum (YSF), taking place in Brasilia, Brazil, from 15 to 17 September 2025. The...

Byron Blake | The United States armada and climate change

Unprovoked military actions and the unrelenting consequences of global climate change present immediate, existential challenges to the member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The crucial question now facing the region is whether it...

Ruto to push Africa's agenda on finance, climate and peace at UNGA

President William Ruto at the Eastern Kenya Integrated College in Mitaboni, Machakos County on September 20, 2025. [PSC] President William Ruto is in New York to attend the high-level week of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), where...