Vendors wait for customers at the Chow Kit wet market in Kuala Lumpur on April 21, 2021.

‘Wet markets’ are not as bad for health and biodiversity as we think

Gabon's rainforests absorb a total of 127 million tonnes of CO2 every year.

This is the first African country to be paid for cutting CO2 emissions

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (C) and his wife Elke Buedenbender talk with Philippe Sands, author, lawyer and international law expert

Top international lawyers to make ‘ecocide’ a crime against nature

The amount of plastics which are dumped in the oceans annually poses a danger to our already endangered marine life

The top 10 countries that dump the most plastic into the ocean

An elephant-friendly alternative to ivory, developed by TU Wien and Cubicure.

Could 3D-printed ivory be the key to saving elephants?

Local governments hold the key to 'transformative' climate action.

How much power do local governments have over climate change?

Lisbon is going green for good

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The top 10 countries that dump the most plastic into the ocean

Organic farming could feed all of Europe by 2050

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Australia against move to list Great Barrier Reef as 'in danger'

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Mali, Koulikoro - Tree Aid supports women to plant and protect trees to benefit the entire community for future generations

‘Olympic Forest’ will add 355,000 trees to Africa’s Great Green Wall

Solar Sound System playing in Paris

Solar-powered raves are on the rise in Europe as a green way to party

A Greenpeace paraglider lands at the Allianz Arena stadium in Munich prior to the Euro 2020 group F match between France and Germany, June 15, 2021

Why did a protester parachute into the France vs Germany match?

Climate

Livestock play a large factor in meeting the 2050 goal for Europe to be self-sustainable in the agriculture sector

Organic farming could feed all of Europe by 2050

Englischer Garten in Munich, Germany

How eco-friendly are Europe's urban parks?

A map of EU cities based on air pollution levels based on data from the European Environment Agency.

Which cities in the European Union are worst for air pollution?

Nature

This aerial photos shows the Great Barrier Reef in Australia on Dec. 2, 2017.

Australia against move to list Great Barrier Reef as 'in danger'

The Costa Blanca coast

53 tyres and kitchen sink found in the sea off just one Spanish beach

People gather on a sunny afternoon as rescuer walks on the beach of the Lake of Bordeaux, south-western France.

How clean are Europe's oceans, lakes and rivers?

An employee working in Saveol experimental greenhouse in Guipavas, western France.

This farm is breeding insects to replace pesticides

Living

The Irish Seed Savers is a non profit organisation dedicated to preserving and sharing Ireland's rare heirloom seeds.

This community seed program is ensuring the future of food in Ireland

Has the pandemic created a "digital divide" for consumers of electronics?

The winners and losers of a pandemic-induced decline in e-waste

The innovation comes from the word-famous architectural firm founded by Zaha Hadid

How this floating 'continent' could clean our oceans

Eco-Innovation

Three remotely piloted global races take place in 2021.

The world's first flying electric car race is ready to take off

Old wind turbines are being turned into bridges in Ireland

Old wind turbines are being reborn as bridges in Ireland

Sheep grazing near solar panels

The lawn-mowing sheep that work at a solar farm

Scientists have uncovered a delicious new use for post-consumer plastic

The future of plastic recycling could be in this classic ice cream

Opinion

Pretty Little Thing is selling t-shirts related to women's empowerment, while its parent company is under investigation for modern slavery.

Exploitative fast fashion brands need to ditch the 'feminist' slogans

Protestors covered in black paint take part in an action called by global environmental movement Extinction Rebellion, at a Shell gas station in The Hague.

Shell climate case 'is a stark warning to any corporate polluter'

Ryan Curtis argues that there are courses, like at Market Harborough Golf Club, which are environmentally sound.

Golf isn’t just old white men damaging the planet: A rebuttal

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10% of Europe's food waste could be avoided with better labelling

10% of Europe's food waste could be avoided with better labelling

Scientists restore sea anemone populations in Andalusia, Spain

Is growing endangered marine species on land the key to saving them?

"Mini-ecosystem" approach reduces aquaculture waste

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An AUV mapping the marine dumpsite at Kolberger Heide

The dumped munitions in our oceans causing serious pollution