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Greta Thunberg gets invite onto floating home made from rubbish

Brazilian artist Luiz Fernando Barreto built his floating house on Pavuna River in Rio de Janeiro to bring awareness to the pollution of its waters.

Smart Regions

Harnessing the power of the sun to purify water

In partnership with the European Commission

In this episode, Smart Regions looks at how a sustainable system called Helio is able to harness the power of the sun to purify water.

Eco-Innovation

This underwater farm in Italy looks like something from a sci-fi film

The subsea greenhouse offers a unique solution to growing food in places where conventional agriculture isn't possible.

Green News

Bodies of COVID victims could be polluting water, scientists say

During decomposition the human body leaches heavy metals into the soil, potentially contaminating water supplies.

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Green News

Dry winter drains reservoirs and ruins crops across Spain and Portugal

Rainfall in Spain this winter has been just one-third of the average for recent years with large parts of the Iberian Peninsula experiencing drought.

Qatar 365

Water in Qatar: aiming for sustainability in a desert climate

In partnership with Media City

In this episode of Qatar 365 the team focus on Qatar's efforts to maximise its finite water resources.

World News

Greenpeace to sue Hungary over Lake Ferto construction project

Greenpeace is challenging a development project that the Hungarian government has put up for tender, claiming that it threatens a lake which is classed as a Unesco world heritage site.

Green News

Sewage pollution is making UK beaches and rivers 'unswimmable'

Water companies say sewage overflow helps manage heavy rainfall but Surfers Against Sewage have found the practice has risen by 88 per cent in the last year.

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Sinkholes emerge with the 'unstoppable' receding of the Dead Sea

Sinkholes emerge with the 'unstoppable' receding of the Dead Sea

Experiences

This ‘surreal’ water feature in Dubai bathes guests in colourful water

The installation is combining the creativity of humankind with the power of nature.

Nature

Refugees in Cameroon have turned a desert camp into a thriving forest

Planting thousands of trees is providing jobs, food, medicine and more water in the future for thousands of people.

Nature

River Senne: Brussels cleans up hidden river to 'bring back nature'

The Belgian capital has been cleaning up and reviving its hidden river, which was previously covered in concrete, in a bid to "bring nature back to the city".

Nature

The surprising reason you shouldn’t do drugs at Glastonbury Festival

Scientists have discovered environmentally damaging levels of illicit drugs in a river that runs through the festival site.

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Fog catchers provide water to deserted hills of Lima

Peruvians living in one of the world's driest areas may have a solution to their water crisis - "fog catchers" that catch droplets through thick, swirling blankets of mist.

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How protecting water can avert future global health crises

Partner content presented by Novartis

Every way we interact with the planet stems from how we use water.

Nature

Why are rivers turning blue in Africa?

Fast fashion is ‘killing’ Africa’s rivers by polluting them with chemicals and dyes.

Home

Lack of resources sees Singapore turn sewage into clean drinking water

Forget about the "yuck effect". This could be the solution to water crises in many parts of the world, including Singapore.

Destinations

Where are Scotland’s most beautiful, crowd-free lochs?

Dreaming about a summer in Scotland? Here are our favourite quiet and crowd-free lochs.

Living

Bottled water is 3,500 times worse for the environment than tap water

It may not be shocking that bottled water is bad for the environment, but scientists have crunched the numbers to work out exactly how much worse it is.

United Kingdom

Two adults and boy, 9, die after incident in Scotland’s Loch Lomond

Police were called Saturday night to a report of concerns for people in the water near Pulpit Rock in Loch Lomond, a large lake in southern Scotland. A 41-year-old man, a 29-year-old woman and the 9-year-old were pronounced dead at the scene.