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Environmental impact of Ukraine's Kakhovka dam collapse looms large

If water is life, then the draining of the Kakhovka reservoir creates an uncertain future for the region of southern Ukraine and beyond.

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Euroviews. Europe and the West should focus on Africa's climate-affected youth

The people of Africa have been on the receiving end of centuries of exploitation by people from the rest of the world, but perhaps the greatest and most lasting impact will be indirect: climate change, Ivor Ichikowitz writes.

Nature

‘It is ugly and sad’: How Bosnia’s beautiful Drina river became a dump

20 years since the breakup of Yugoslavia, a failure to establish good waste disposal practices has left Bosnia’s Drina river full of rubbish.

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WATCH: Kenyan organisation upcycles plastics into household items

Kenyan organisation, Kibarazani Cocktail, is trying to tackle some of the country's waste problem by upcycling plastic into household items.

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Germany

Euroviews. It's time to tackle BASF’s legacy of pollution and end burden shifting

EU and member state decision-makers need to agree on robust new rules to get the industry in line and paying its way in full, Vicky Cann writes.

World News

Euroviews. Microplastic pollution keeps getting worse. Filtration could be a fix

Every day we don’t have filtration, more and more microplastics are released into our wastewater, end up in our food chains, and find their way into our bodies, Dr Paul Servin writes.

Nature

Can the wild dogs of Chernobyl teach us new tricks on survival?

Most of the dogs appear to be descendants of pets that residents were forced to leave behind when they evacuated the area.

Eco-Innovation

India’s first ever lithium discovery gets mixed reactions from locals

India has found what it was looking for in Jammu and Kashmir, but locals fear the consequences of ‘fiddling with nature’.

Romania

Romania's old power infrastructure doesn't help fight carbon emissions

Romania ranks around the middle of the pack in the EU when it comes to the amount of carbon emissions generated to produce electricity.

Eco-Innovation

What is human composting and where can you do it in Europe?

Human composting, aquamation, terramation: your guide to the eco-friendly burial alternatives and where they are available in Europe.

Green News

See why trash for breakfast is so damaging for Spain's storks

Madrid's landfill sites are a fatal pit stop for some white storks, which nest in the city rather than migrating to Africa.

Green News

Euroviews. View: To beat deadly superbugs, we must tackle pollution

Environmental pollution is helping to breed deadly superbugs. We must cut it off at the source, writes Inger Andersen, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme.

Living

This new grocery store is stocked entirely with plastic bags

Humans have swamped the world’s waterways and oceans with damaging plastic debris. This unique store seeks to highlight the problem.

Green News

Spain rules tobacco companies must pay for cigarette butt clean up

Spain has also banned single-use plastic cutlery and plates.

Scenes

Meet the Brazilian engineer cruising on plastic bottle tops

In partnership with Media City

"We want to be an example for kids and other businesses to show that they can use plastic waste and other residues to have a more circular economy."

Green News

Coca-Cola is named world’s worst plastic polluter for a fifth year

The COP27 sponsor's products were the most commonly found items by volunteers researching plastic pollution.

Spain

'Terrifying cocktail': Spain's worst environmental disaster, 20 years

Never before had 63,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil washed up on Iberian coasts, creating a 2,000 kilometres-long polluted area stretching from Portugal to Spain and all the way to France.

Ukraine

Five new developments to know about Russia's war in Ukraine

Here's our round-up of the latest news from Russia's war in Ukraine.

Tech News

Which EU countries are the worst when it comes to e-waste?

From laptops to smartphones, Europeans generate the most electronic waste per capita. How good are they at recycling it?

Green News

EU plans to crack down on toxic air pollution with tougher rules

New rules on air quality are set to bring the EU closer to the latest WHO recommendations.