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Task Force Urges World Bank and International Monetary Fund to Prioritize Climate, Restructure Lending Policies
Economists from Asia, Africa and other regions are urging international financial institutions to reform their loan frameworks and mobilize more resources to help developing countries transition off fossil fuels and become climate-resilient. A...

Capstone Copper Publishes 2024 Sustainability Report
Capstone Copper Corp. ("Capstone" or the "Company") (TSX:CS) (ASX:CSC) is pleased to announce that it has published its 2024 Sustainability Report titled "Concentrating on Performance" (the "Sustainability Report" or the "Report"). The Report has...

Qatar’s Years of Culture strengthens partnerships in Chile
Members of Years of Culture delegation during their visit to Chile. Doha: A delegation from Qatar’s Years of Culture initiative, led by the Adviser on Latin American Affairs H E Mohammed Al Kuwari completed a successful mission to Chile from...

Season’s First Air Shipment of Chilean Cherries To Reach China Soon
Situated in Chile’s northern Coquimbo region, Ovalle is the earliest cherry-harvesting region in the country and one of the first in the Southern Hemisphere to start cherry exports. The main cherry varieties planted there are early cultivars,...

Qatar’s YoC boosts partnerships in Chile
Tribune News Network Doha A delegation from Qatar’s Years of Culture (YoC) initiative, led by Advisor on Latin American Affairs, HE Mohammed Al Kuwari, completed a successful mission to Chile from September 25 to 30, 2025, deepening cooperation...
Chile, UK and Madagascar Join Global Effort to Put the Ocean at the Center of National Climate Plans
Recently, at a ministerial-level New York City Climate Week event, Chile and the UK committed to the Blue NDC Challenge, underscoring both the economic and environmental value of protecting the ocean. The initiative urges coastal nations to...

Qatar’s Years of Culture strengthens partnerships in Chile as part of 2025–2026 programme
A delegation from Qatar’s Years of Culture initiative, led by Advisor on Latin American Affairs HE Mohammed al-Kuwari, completed a successful mission to Chile from September 25–30, deepening co-operation across the cultural, governmental, and...
Fota Wildlife Park grounded by a breakout of bird flu
Published: Wed 15 Oct 2025, 2:34 PM Last updated: Wed 15 Oct 2025, 2:35 PM One of Cork’s most popular attractions, Fota had previously put a number of restrictions in place in February to prevent the spread of the virus by recommendation of the...

Data centres lured to Mexico can avoid environmental reporting
What’s the context? In a data centre boom in Mexico's Querétaro state, big tech companies are given leeway to bypass environmental requirements. Querétaro state lets data centres skip environmental impact reports Data centres also exempt from CO2...

Chile, Brazil lead AI development in Latin America, report says
Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Chile topped the Latin American Artificial Intelligence Index 2025 for the second consecutive year with 70.5 points, followed by Brazil with 67.3 and Uruguay with 62.3 in a ranking that evaluates AI development in 19 countries...

Solar PV curtailment in Chile keeps growing in 2025 – ACERA
Rojas added that last year, 2.2TWh of new solar PV generation was added to the Chilean grid, but the curtailment for solar PV increased by 2.7TWh, which shows a problem. Despite that issue, the renewables landscape in the country is still very...
Jordan Chiles Skipped the Pants With a Fall Dress Hack at Lakers Game — See Photos
Jordan Chiles has always been a fashionista but her latest courtside appearance proves she’s also the queen of a good styling hack. While at the Lakers game, Chiles rocked a black Chrome Hearts jersey, but wore the top as a dress, pairing it with...

Chilean growers map export and quality goals
More than four hundred participants gathered at the Monticello Events Center for AgroFresh Xperience Chile 2025 – The Academy, where growers and industry representatives discussed export projections, climate risks, and post-harvest efficiency for...

Business United Press International Chile, Brazil lead AI development in Latin America, report says
Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Chile topped the Latin American Artificial Intelligence Index 2025 for the second consecutive year with 70.5 points, followed by Brazil with 67.3 and Uruguay with 62.3 in a ranking that evaluates AI development in 19 countries...

Ranked: The World’s Most Sustainable Economies in 2025
Ranked: The World’s Most Sustainable Economies in 2025 This infographic from the Hinrich Foundation introduces the 2025 edition of the Sustainable Trade Index (STI). The STI is an annual ranking of 30 select global economies developed along with...

Aconcagua Valley producers urge calm after U.S. ruling on Chilean grapes
The recent ruling by the Federal Court of the District of Columbia in the U.S., which revoked APHIS's authorization for the Systems Approach to export Chilean table grapes, has raised concerns within the national agricultural sector. Nevertheless,...

Carbon credits are failing to help with climate change — here’s why
Achieving the global temperature targets set in the Paris climate agreement requires deep, rapid cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions, and therefore the swift phase-out of fossil fuels. Many factors stand in the way. One of the most pernicious is...

APEC Stories: Sweet delivery of Chilean cherries to China
Shipping from across the Pacific, Chilean cherries have become a favorite among Chinese consumers. In the first four months of this year, China imported cherries worth 17.54 billion yuan (about $2.47 billion) from Chile, accounting for 16.2...
Global conservation leaders gather in Abu Dhabi for 'Nature’s Promise for Climate and People' dialogue ahead of COP30
ABU DHABI: Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), convened governments, Indigenous leaders, UN System representatives, grassroots advocates, scientists, youth representatives, and partners...

The death of Julia Chuñil in Chile: Boric’s war against the Mapuche people
Demonstrators demand "Where is Julia Chuñil?" on May 8, 2025 in Santiago [Photo by Celinea33/Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0]Gabriel Boric, the President of Chile, issued the following statement last week on the disappearance of Julia Chuñil, a 72-year-old...