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Lignite-fired power station Neurath, general view of blocks A E and blocks F G

Germany has already exceeded its annual ecological limits

GermanyMay 2, 2024
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April 30, 2024

UK: 2 charged over felling of famous Sycamore Gap tree

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Reports & Analysis

Grünheide Proteste gegen Erweiterung Tesla-Fabrik

Battling Tesla's Gigafactory

Battling Tesla's Gigafactory

Tesla builds its best-selling electric car in Brandenburg, Germany. Environmentalists are protesting the expansion.
GermanyMay 2, 202408:14 min
A rusted China-flagged boat

Chinese fishing fleets in Indian Ocean accused of abuses

Chinese fishing fleets in Indian Ocean accused of abuses

A recent investigation has revealed how China's distant-water fishing fleet commits environmental and labor abuses.
ChinaMay 2, 2024
Eco Hospital staff and patient walking with ducks in Ghana

Ghana’s Eco Hospital helps patients heal

Ghana’s Eco Hospital helps patients heal

The Eco Hospital in Wa in northwestern Ghana uses the healing power of nature to treat patients.
GhanaMay 2, 202402:27 min
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Keeping record: The Śnieżka weather station

Keeping record: The Śnieżka weather station

The Śnieżka weather station has been gathering data for over 140 years.
PolandApril 30, 202405:05 min
Eco India Sendung

What's driving Europe's crazy weather?

What's driving Europe's crazy weather?

Freak storms, flooding and devastating droughts, Europe's weather seems to be crazier than ever. But why?
EuropeApril 30, 202404:51 min
Olive farmer inspecting his trees in Tunisia

Tunisia’s olive farmers adapt to extreme weather

Tunisia’s olive farmers adapt to extreme weather

Tunisian olive farmers are switching to new irrigation techniques and organic farming methods.
TunisiaApril 30, 202405:14 min
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Deep dive: The hidden toll of roadkill

Vehicles are the number one cause of death for some species - above hunting and disease. It's time to address roadkill.
May 2, 202435:43 min
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Ecuador: Climate change threatening local butterflies, and therefore humans too

Researchers are studying butterflies in the Amazon region. Their findings are neither surprising nor encouraging.
EcuadorApril 28, 20248 images
A middle-aged woman raises her fist as she poses for a picture by a barricade in the village of Krivelj

Displaced by mines, Serbians fight for their way of life

As a copper mine swallows the Serbian village of Krivelj, these women are fighting to preserve their community.
SerbiaApril 28, 202410 images
Apple blossoms on a tree, covered in frost and snow

European farmers battling 'devastating' spring frost

A late spring cold snap has fruit growers and winemakers in Germany and Europe worried for this year's harvest.
GermanyApril 26, 202410 images
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Climate change

Increased levels of carbon dioxide and other human-caused emissions being released into the atmosphere have caused global surface and ocean temperatures to rise at unprecedented speed.

Melting glacier in the Italian Alps with a rescue helicopter flying overhead

Italy light festival stresses climate change effects in Alps

Italy light festival stresses climate change effects in Alps

Through their "melting glaciers" theme, artists hope to inspire more thought about climate change challenges.
ItalyApril 30, 202401:15 min
A view of three Dhaka residents offering special prayers for rain

Bangladesh battles searing heatwave

Bangladesh battles searing heatwave

Temperatures in the Asian country continue to soar. Scientists have linked the severity of heatwaves to climate change.
BangladeshApril 29, 202402:08 min
A view of residents of Nairobi's Mathare slum walking through flood waters

Kenya hit by flash floods

Kenya hit by flash floods

The latest deaths bring the toll from heavy rains and flooding since last month to more than 100.
KenyaApril 29, 202401:46 min
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Making Zanzibar's famous spices more sustainable

The island of Zanzibar is known for its spice production. Some locals are trying to work in a more sustainable way.
TanzaniaApril 29, 202402:55 min
A sustainable catamaran called "Energy Observer" sails in the ocean

Climate-friendly zero-emissions ship making waves

The Energy Observer has just completed a round-the-world voyage to show that shipping could be environmentally friendly.
Global issuesApril 26, 202402:21 min
A woman hugs a tree in an appreciative way in Uganda.

Uganda's world record tree hugger planting seeds for change

Climate activist Patricia Ariokot raises awareness of the vital role trees play in mental and environmental health.
UgandaApril 22, 202404:22 min