Indigenous People from Amapá Win UN Sustainability Award with Açaí Project

The sustainable management of açaí by Indigenous people from Oiapoque (AP) won the 2025 Equator Prize from the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme), being the only Brazilian project selected in this edition. Entitled "Nature for Climate...

Amazon rainforest trees are getting bigger due to climate change: What a new study says

The average size of trees in the Amazon rainforest has been steadily increasing due to the rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, according to a new study. The trees are increasing in size by more than three per cent every ten...

UPSC Key: RBI monetary policy, Monument conservation, and Amazon’s ‘flying rivers’

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc. Story continues below this ad Mains Examination: General Studies-III: Indian Economy and issues...

Crossing the Atlantic – athlete and climate advocate Michael Walther paddling from Europe to South America

Michael Walther is currently crossing the Atlantic Ocean on a stand-up paddleboard (SUP). The transatlantic paddleboard journey highlights marine conservation, with Gebrüder Weiss providing logistics and communications support. This Saturday,...

Tanzania charts course for global sustainable skies

DAR ES SALAAM: THE aviation industry is one of the world’s most dynamic and interconnected sectors, driving trade, tourism, cultural exchange and economic growth. It spans air transport for passengers and cargo, aircraft manufacturing, airport...

Sentinel-1D in French Guiana for launch campaign

The fourth satellite for the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, Sentinel-1D, has arrived at Félix Eboué airport, the main airport in French Guiana. From there the spacecraft, safely stored in its protective casing, will be transported to launch...

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Applications 11/09/2025 3053 views 30 likes The fourth satellite for the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, Sentinel-1D, has arrived at Félix Eboué airport, the main airport in French Guiana. From there the spacecraft, safely stored in its protective...

Engineers develop 'life-saving' weather sensor

An aerospace company has said its advanced sensor technology is now helping to deliver "life-saving" weather forecasts from space. The equipment, built in Southampton by Leonardo, is part of a new European Space Agency satellite launched from...

Annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations make adjustments amid current political climate

Each year during Hispanic Heritage Month, huge celebrations can be expected across the U.S. to showcase the diversity and culture of Hispanic people. This year, the Trump administration's immigration crackdowns, a federally led English-only...

Indigenous myths reveal Amazon’s past truths: Interview with Stéphen Rostain

Recent archaeological findings, bolstered by laser-based lidar mapping and by archaeologist Stéphen Rostain, reveal that the Amazon supported vast and complex ancient urban societies. In an interview with Mongabay, Rostain says the ancient Upano...

UPSC Key: Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan, Payments Regulatory Board, and India’s railway grid to Bhutan

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Mains Examination: General Studies-II: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Story continues...

Egis takes over Cayenne Airport in 30-year concession

French infrastructure group Egis and its partners have officially assumed management of Cayenne Félix-Éboué Airport under a 30-year concession aimed at modernising the gateway and supporting regional development. The consortium — comprising Egis,...

Searching for gold in the mud. Can oil save Suriname?

Words by Ernesto Picco. Photography by Rudja Santos. Cover illustration by Sebastián Angresano. Translated by Jacob Sugarman and Juan Décima. This is the third and final piece in a series of three long reads about Guyana, French Guiana, and...

Brazil regulator approves Petrobras plan in Foz do Amazonas with reservations

Brazilian federal environmental regulator Ibama has approved, with reservations, the results of the pre-operational assessment campaign carried out by Petrobras last month in the Foz do Amazonas basin in the country’s northern equatorial margin....

Air France Announces New Flights to Phuket and Punta Cana

Air France will expand its long-haul network with new flights from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Phuket, Thailand, starting 27 November 2025, and a seasonal service to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, beginning 13 January 2026. The announcement was...

National Coffee Day 2025 Set Monday, See Where You Can Get a Free Cup of Joe in Brevard

International Coffee Day Set Oct. 1 Coffee enthusiasts across Brevard may want to set their alarms a little earlier on Monday, September 29, as national chains and local cafes prepare to pour out free cups and offer discounted drinks in honor of...

Brazil’s Lula Tells Trump at UN that Organized Crime Is Not Terrorism

Much of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s address at the opening of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly was expected. Condemnation of U.S. interventionism against Brazil and Israeli action in the Gaza Strip have...

Jounen Kwéyòl — A revolutionary journey

Arguably, Jounen Kwéyòl is one of the biggest national cultural celebrations in Saint Lucia, ranking in prominence on the calendar of events with the Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival and Carnival. However, unlike jazz and Carnival, Jounen Kwéyòl...

9 Countries Unite Against Crime at Amazon Police Center

The Amazon International Police Cooperation Center (CCPI-Amazônia) is now operational in Manaus, Brazil, bringing together security forces from the nine Amazon countries — Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname,...

Petrobras Clears Key Hurdle for Amazon Drilling

Petrobras moved a step closer to obtaining a license to drill in an environmentally sensitive offshore region in the Amazon basin after the Brazilian environmental agency approved test assessments made by Brazil’s state oil and gas giant in the...