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This VR experience imagines a future without vital pollinators

The European Commission reached out to gamification, storytelling and immersive technologies to save the bees.

Climate

New climate-resistant coffee bean discovery has ‘superior flavour’

A heat-tolerant, drought-resistant species of coffee has been rediscovered by experts.

Nature

What are mangroves and why are they so important for the planet?

We're lifting the lid on this underappreciated but absolutely vital ecosystem.

Climate

COP26 isn't the only major environmental convention happening in 2021

2021 has been dubbed a ‘Super Year For Nature’, as the three major environmental COPs coincide.

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Green News

These disposable face masks are designed to be thrown away

A Dutch designer has come up with a biodegradable mask full of flower seeds that can be planted in your garden.

Nature

Extraordinary photos of the world’s first underwater climate protest

An activist from Greenpeace held placards while floating in the water above seagrass meadows in the Indian Ocean.

Nature

No need to choose between eating fish and saving the ocean say experts

Establishing Marine Protection Areas could save fisheries, ecosystems and help the ocean’s ability to store carbon.

Nature

Poland set to resume logging in one of Europe's last primeval forests

Logging in Bialowieza forest was suspended in 2017 after a ruling by the European Court of Justice.

Eco-Innovation

‘Dark vessels’ are being tracked from space to stop illegal fishing

Satellite technology is being brought in to help combat problems with unregulated fishing in coastal nations.

Green News

Climate app for kids forces adults to sit up and listen

A fun, eco-friendly app is engaging children with the climate crisis through interactive artwork.

Green News

No experience required: Could you be the UK’s first Bison herder?

Rangers will manage four of these huge mammals after they are released into a woodland near Canterbury, Kent.

Nature

Satellites are being used to help save the world’s coral reefs

This project aims to make it faster, cheaper and easier to save the world’s precious coral reef systems.

France

50 countries pledge to protect 30 per cent of planet over next decade

At least 50 countries have committed to protecting 30 per cent of the planet over the next decade to halt species extinction and address climate change, but the founder of the NewClimate Institute says none of these countries have short-term policies in place to be on track to meet these goals.

Green News

World leaders restart vital environmental talks after Covid delay

The One Planet Summit hopes to reignite discussions about protecting nature and people.

Green News

Europe’s largest land mammal brought back from the brink of extinction

25 other endangered species have also seen improvements from conservation efforts according to the IUCN.

Green News

Human ‘stuff’ will soon weigh more than all living things on Earth

The mass of human made objects has doubled every 20 years since the beginning of the 20th century.

Green News

Four lions test positive for coronavirus in Barcelona

Among them, three older females and a four-year-old male.

Europe News

Put cameras on fishing boats to reduce marine mammal deaths, say NGOs

WWF says 1,200 dolphins died in the Bay of Biscay in just four months after getting entangled in fishing gear.

Green News

What is Remembrance Day for Lost Species and why does it matter?

Award-winning writers, actors and creatives are coming together to mourn animals already lost to extinction.

Green News

What is ghost fishing and why is it killing dolphins?

It can lead to a slow, painful death for aquatic animals.