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Smart Regions

D-Day centre combines eco-tourism with commemoration

In partnership with the European Commission

The Juno Beach Centre in northern France honours thousands of British and Canadian soldiers while offering visitors an eco-friendly and immersive experience.

Green News

Von der Leyen moots market-based system to avert ecosystem collapse

The European Commission is considering a market-based system to encourage farmers and industry to conserve nature and restore lost biodiversity by putting a price on ecosystems.

Green News

Lower energy costs would boost green transition and economy: EU report

The landmark Draghi report says the green energy transition is key to saving Europe's economy.

Green News

Ecuadorians demand government honour vote to stop Amazon oil drilling

Supporters were jubilant last year when almost 60 per cent of voters supported the referendum on ending drilling.

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Nature

Population growth will push humans into wildlife habitats, study says

Predicting where this overlap will cause problems is part of the solution to avoiding conflict.

Eco-Innovation

No Patents on Seeds: Europe’s small farmers are battling privatisation

A silent battle is brewing over the control of our food supply's very foundation: seeds.

Eco-Innovation

Can de-extinction companies help solve the biodiversity crisis?

De-extinction tech has an ‘amazing halo effect’, Colossal’s co-founder says.

Nature

Amazon deforestation in Brazil down to lowest level since 2016

But environmental activists say the country's Cerrado savannah has become a ‘sacrificed biome’.

Nature

Europe's heathlands are under threat from rising temperatures

Heathlands are critical stopping off places for birds crossing Europe.

Living

Green vs white roofs: Which are most effective at keeping cities cool?

Green roofs bring great biodiversity benefits, but have one key drawback as a cooling solution according to a new study.

Green News

EU hails benefits of multi-billion-euro environmental action

A cost-benefit analysis by the European Commission says nearly €3.5 billion of EU money pumped into real-world environmental schemes through the LIFE programme gave a tenfold return on investment – justification, green groups say, for massively ramping up spending.

Climate

Greece is not doing enough to prevent wildfires, says WWF expert

Greece is one of the countries worst affected by global warming.

Green News

EU approves €105m Dutch green farming subsidy

Farmers who relocate away from Natura 2000 sites can be offered public money, Brussels said, after green measures drew a howl of protest.

Nature

‘It was a hard day’: Three Europeans reflect on losing a beloved tree

For some, there’s a deep emotional reaction to seeing drastic changes to their familiar natural environment.

Green News

Von der Leyen 2: Relief mixed with concern from green groups

While the Commission president remains committed to the European Green Deal and promises a 90% emissions cut target for 2040, environmental groups have signalled varying degrees of concern over a shift in focus away from nature towards industrial competitiveness.

Nature

Italian men sued for suspected rare cacti smuggling from Chile

An Italian conservation organisation is suing two people at the centre of a cacti smuggling lawsuit for damaging its work to support biodiversity.

Europe News

Why are beekeepers in southwestern France reporting empty hives?

Extreme rains in Northern Europe are having an impact on some of the smallest European Union constituents: insects.

Green News

Ministers green light push for healthy soils, set low thresholds

Environment ministers agreed a legal draft compromise to restore EU soils, but European Commission regrets lack of concrete obligations.

Nature

Striking photos capture Sicilian farmers’ battle with climate change

30 nature-loving photographers were shortlisted for the Earth Photo 2024 Award.

Nature

Newly approved Nature Restoration Law a ‘vital boost’ to biodiversity

What is the EU's Nature Restoration Law? Inside the first-of-its-kind regulation.