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Plastic pollution: dangerous bacteria on Latvian and Lithuanian coast

In partnership with the European Commission

Scientists mapping plastic pollution on the Latvian and Lithuanian coastline have discovered high levels of dangerous bacteria, called vibrio. A project largely funded by the European Cohesion Policy, called, ESMIC, has found 736 pieces of litter on 100 metres of beach.

Ukraine

War has inflicted €36bn damage on Ukraine's environment: Minister

Grinding war has devastated Ukraine's natural world with €36 billion in damage, Ukraine's environmental protection minister told Euronews.

Green News

Euroviews. View: The EU must act on the brutal killings of climate defenders

Global Witness' dataset on a decade of murders must lead to strong EU legislation to regulate harmful corporate behaviour, says UN Special Rapporteur.

Smart Regions

This project is waging war on the plastic that poisons our rivers

In partnership with the European Commission

LIVES, a pioneering European project, is tackling the massive problem of plastic in cross-border rivers and streams. So far a staggering 260 tons of waste has been removed.

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Nature

Europe's largest salt-water lagoon is now a 'person'

The law codifies the lagoon's right "to exist as an ecosystem and to evolve naturally."

Uganda

Uganda condemns EU resolution slamming oil pipeline

Uganda slammed a resolution by the European Union’s Parliament calling for a halt to extractive activities in protected ecosystems in an oil pipeline project.

Climate Now

Hottest ever August sees Rhine drop to its lowest level since 2018

In partnership with Copernicus

The Rhine has slumped to its lowest point since 2018, forcing shipping companies to adapt. Is this an anomaly or the new norm?

Green News

Forest fires and illegal deforestation devastate the Brazilian Amazon

Fires in the Brazilian Amazon increased 18 per cent compared to last year, while deforestation is at a record high, according to Greenpeace Brazil.

United Kingdom

Greenpeace UK drops boulders off Cornwall coast to prevent overfishing

The environmental organisation dropped the rocks in an area of the South West Deeps Conservation Zone, some 190 kilometres off the English coast.

Eco-Innovation

Reforestation of Angola

In partnership with Governo de Angola

In Angola’s central Bié Province, the Reforestation Reform project created by the Armed Forces is raising tree seedlings to re-green barren areas in the country. One of Africa’s breadbaskets,

Nature

Police investigate ‘mega-party’ held in endangered Spanish lagoon

A group of around 100 boats reportedly gathered in the specially protected area for a concert.

Ocean

Traditional fishing and aquaculture: in harmony with nature

In partnership with the European Commission

Professional fishers and fish farmers in parts of Spain and the Czech Republic are going about their business in a way that is both eco-friendly and able to earn them a living.

Ocean

Aquaculture in fish ponds can be positive for the environment

In partnership with the European Commission

A traditional form of aquaculture practiced aross the European Union for centuries is beneficial to the environment, biodiversity, and local communities

Scenes

Meet the girl turning trash into treasure in Malaysia

In partnership with Media City

"As we saw the plastic pollution problem, my family and I realised that we needed to do something about it because this was our home and it is everyone's home."

United Kingdom

'Wild Oysters' restoration project aims to turn tide on UK decline

Faced with a steep decline in local oyster populations, a UK biodiversity project aims to bring back the species to the country's coastlines.

Tech News

This four-legged robot is on a mission to protect the environment

Equipped with sensors and a camera, the device is tasked with inspecting the health of plants and recording the impact of animals on their habitat.

Green News

An endangered owl has stopped a mining giant in its tracks in Tasmania

Plans to bury the Tarkane under “50 metres of toxic sludge” have been paused by Australia's federal court.

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Newport Folk Festival stage powered by bikes

This weekend's Newport Folk Festival features a small outdoor stage powered in part by festival goers on stationary bikes.

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Italian climate activists glue their hands to a Botticelli painting

Italian environmental activists stuck their hands on the glass protecting Sandro Botticelli's painting "Spring" in Florence.

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Wildfires in France: the famous 'Dune du Pilat' in the grip of flames

The fire has reached the forest of the famous "Dune du Pilat", as France is struggling with a heatwave, and is now threatening homes.