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Fri, 25 Jun 2021 22:26:00 GMT
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands to become Terrestrial Protected Area
The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) has unveiled plans to designate Terrestrial Protected Areas covering the entire landmass of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, some 3,800km2.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:52:00 GMT
Game over: C14 resolution ignores Falklands' pleas and again calls for a bilateral dialogue Argentina/UK
The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, C24, addressed on Thursday the annual Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty question, which once again concluded with an appeal to the governments of Argentina and Britain to res...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 08:55:00 GMT
Lord Mayor of Plymouth presented with Falklands' flag during commemorations
Double commemoration in Plymouth's HMS Raleigh at a ceremony recalling the Falkland Islands' Liberation Day. For one, the Islands' flag is flying throughout British Armed Forces Week, recognition of the sailors, Royal Marines a...

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 15:00:00 GMT
Argentina intends to “colonise” the Falklands and use C24 to do it, MLA Mark Pollard at the UN
Falkland Islands’ Chair of the Legislative Assembly, MLA Mark Pollard and Deputy Chair MLA Leona Roberts both stood before members of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24) and each delivered a speech w...

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 15:00:00 GMT
“For Argentina, the only acceptable outcome of any 'negotiation' is taking control of the Falklands”, MLA Roberts at the UN
Falkland Islands’ Deputy Chair of the Legislative assembly, MLA Leona Roberts is part of the commission that stood before members of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24) and delivered a speech that sp...

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 14:45:00 GMT
Falkland Islands appeal to the humanity of the UN Special Committee on Decolonization
Today the Falkland Islands made a heartfelt and very human entreaty to the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24). Chair of the Legislative Assembly, MLA Mark Pollard and Deputy Chair MLA Leona Roberts both s...

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 09:45:00 GMT
Falklands/Malvinas: Solá meets with UN chief Guterres ahead of the C24 conference
Argentine foreign minister Felipe Solá requested United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to intercede before UK so that the British “consent to resume discussions” over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 09:20:00 GMT
Argentina's purchase of Korean fighters falls through: UK's arms embargo
Argentine defense minister Agustín Rossi is furious with the UK for having blocked the purchase deal of several Korean manufactured training jet fighters FA-50 to re-equip the Air Force and which he had anticipated last Octobe...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 11:30:00 GMT
Falkland Islands representatives arrive in New York for C-24
Falkland Islands' Chair of the Legislative Assembly, MLA Mark Pollard, and Deputy Chair MLA Leona Roberts have arrived in New York in order to attend the main session of the Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24).

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:44:00 GMT
Mitigating the impact of longline fisheries on seabirds: the South Georgia experience
Seabird mortality in fisheries is a global problem and a major driver of the continued decline of many seabird populations. Unless appropriate mitigation is in place, longline fishing can cause high levels of seabird mortality.



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