These wild beavers have just become a protected species in England.

‘A game-changer’: Beavers are now legally protected in England

Italy's new PM, Giorgia Meloni, does not have a plan for tackling the climate crisis.

Meloni: How will Italy’s new far right PM handle the climate crisis?

Environmental experts think strong hurricanes are getting stronger as ocean temperatures rise.

Was Hurricane Ian fueled by the climate crisis?

Can solar energy be stored in soil? The UK government is hedging on it.

Underground ‘bugs’ could be the future of solar energy storage

Primatologist Jane Goodall posing with the new Jane Goodall Barbie doll.

Here are all the positive environmental stories from 2022 so far

Julia Francisco Martinez, the widow of Indigenous activist and human rights defender Francisco Martinez Marquez who was murdered in 2015.

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A griffon vulture is seen in an acclimatisation aviary near the village of Korfi, Cyprus.

Spanish vultures released in Cyprus to boost dwindling populations

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Gas leak at Nord Stream 2 as seen from the Danish F-16 interceptor on Bornholm, Denmark, 27 September 2022.

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Grey wolves are one of the species that have experienced a come back in Europe over the last five decades.

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Windmills are seen in front of the Gries dam at SwissWinds farm, Europe's highest wind farm.

Energy crisis will speed up green transition, says renewables chief

Climate

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Constanze from Düsseldorf is one of seven claimants taking action against Germany's air pollution.

Germans v government: ‘I’m suing for my right to breathe clean air’

A home fights against high winds caused by post Tropical Storm Fiona in Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador

'It’s quite terrifying': Homes washed into sea as storm batters Canada

Nature

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Kurt, born in 2020 is a clone of a Przewalski's horse born in 1975

Could cloning save this endangered horse species from extinction?

The carcass of an endangered Grevy's Zebra, which died during the drought, is seen in the Samburu national park, Kenya.

Kenya's worst drought in decades is killing endangered wildlife

The UK government is being accused of launching a 'full-on attack' on nature.

UK government accused of launching a ‘full-on attack’ on nature

Living

Chikako uses the sun's energy to cook her food

Meet the Japanese woman who hasn’t paid for electricity in 10 years

The Global Bicycle Cities Index factors in cycle paths, theft rates and days of decent weather each year to rank the world’s 90 most bike-friendly cities.

Revealed: The 10 most bike-friendly cities in the world

The Netherlands' transformation into a bike-friendly country has been decades in the making

Cycling nation: The secret to the Netherlands’ biking success

Eco-Innovation

Electric plane "Alice" completed its first test flight this week in Washington state, the US.

All-electric plane 'Alice' takes to the skies on its first test flight

Underwater wings lift the boat out of the water to reduce its impact on the local environment.

Belfast’s new ‘flying’ ferry will cut commuter times and emissions

A smart Arctic station is one solution pioneered through the RUGGEDISED project.

These smart European cities are helping residents to save energy

Masahiro Shinada, the CEO of Panasonic Corporation

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Opinion

Apple has unveiled its new iPhone 14 models.

Why you should think twice before buying the new iPhone 14

Calorie counting is unhealthy, but adding carbon to menus could really make a difference argues Hope Brotherton.

View: We should be counting carbon on menus, not calories

Golf is damaging for both planet and society, argues Abbie Richards.

View: Golf has grown into an ‘ecological villain’

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Croatian coast guard performs a search and rescue exercise at COASTEX-22 near Split

This is a drill: How Europe’s coast guards protect our seas

EMSA's Maritime Support Services (MSS) centre in Lisbon, Portugal

Maritime Safety: How vessel monitoring can help protect our waters

Hottest ever August: As temperatures soar, the Rhine level plummets

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Traditional ways of aquaculture — like this fish pond in Czechia — can be helping local ecosystems

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