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World landmarks switch the lights off to mark Earth Hour

WWF says 180 countries and territories took part in this year's event to raise awareness of climate change

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How to throw an environmentally-friendly party?

As you swap winter Netflix binges for al fresco dinners with friends, these suggestions will help you throw an environmentally-friendly get together.

My Europe Series

'I have hope, but the window is closing all the time'

We usually talk to political analysts to find answers here in Brussels, but today hear from famous primatologist Jane Goodall on her hopes and fears for the future of planet Earth.

Green News

Green festival: partying consciously at Sziget Festival

More and more festivals are taking sustainability and environmental considerations very seriously so that festival-goers can party it up the green way.

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MEPs back initiative to reduce plastic waste and improve water quality

Lawmakers in the European Parliament gave their support on Thursday for plans to provide Europe-wide access to free and clean water.

Living

Don't want to wear animal? Try grape skin leather

The path to a sustainable leather industry is underway.

Israel

Red Sea corals flourish at previously-restricted Israeli beach

For 50 years an Israeli oil company kept bathers off a prime Red Sea beach. But it couldn’t stop sea life: a spectacular coral reef blossomed over time. Now, scientists have discovered a magical undersea world.

World

Nigerian women revolutionising Fine Art

This episode of Inspire Africa features a non-governmental organisation in the Republic of Congo, which has embarked on a mission of supporting rural communities and empowering them to contribute to the protection of the country's biodiversity.

Destinations

Saving the Seychelles, one piece of plastic at a time

From bags to bottles, around 13 million tonnes of plastic flows into our oceans every year

Green News

Robinson Crusoe island sets example for the world in conservation

Robinson Crusoe island sets example for the world in conservation

Living

Inside Budapest's green new campus

It just got the coveted BREEAM certification.

Living

Caviar with compassion will revolutionise the delicacy

We take a look at the black caviar industry and find out how to produce this luxurious delicacy in sustainable ways.

Green News

Creating music from garbage

An environmental activist in Egypt recycles waste to create musical instruments.

Ocean

How the EU stamped down on decades of illegal fishing in Thailand

In partnership with the European Commission

The measures Thailand has now adopted to satisfy the EU range from new rules to vessel monitoring systems and a satellite-based system of tracking the movements of fishing boats.

Cult

Lactic fashion returns in Tuscany nearly a century after its inception

An Italian designer is using old techniques to solve new environmental problems.

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Turnout low on fourth consecutive week of Brussels climate march

12,500 students skipped school on Thursday for the fourth week running to march against climate change.

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Greenpeace hold anti coal protest in front of chancellery

Greenpace activists on Thursday demonstrated outside the offices of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, urging politicians to quickly implement the country's Coal Commission report.

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Major salvage operation after ship loses hundreds of containers

Hundreds of cars, toys and flat-screen televisions are languishing at the bottom of the North Sea after a cargo ship lost 291 containers during a storm in early January.

United Kingdom

'Monster fatberg', bigger than the Tower of Pisa, discovered in Devon

A 'monster fatberg', believed to be Devon's largest, has been discovered in Sidmouth

Green News

The lingering death of the Dead Sea

The water level drops by 1 metre annually and the Dead Sea could almost disappear in a few decades.