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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.

Earth News

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.

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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.

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Climate

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

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

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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.

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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.

Earth 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.

$Alain Maron, environment minister for the Brussels region, chairs a fractious EU Council debate on the Nature Restoration Law in March 2024$

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Nature law vote a litmus test for post-election Green Deal support

Environment ministers are to hold a public debate on the stalled Nature Restoration Law, in what EU environment commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius warns in an exclusive interview could be the last chance to unblock the central EU Green Deal file before a key UN biodiversity summit in the autumn.

Nature

This Italian museum has recreated a Tanzanian butterfly forest

The Butterfly Forest was created this spring to create public awareness on some of the research that MUSE is doing in Udzungwa Mountains to study and protect the world’s biodiversity.

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WATCH: Italian museum recreates Tanzanian butterfly forest

The Italian Museum of Sciences in Trento (MUSE) raises awareness of biodiversity by recreating a Tanzanian butterfly forest inspired by the Udzungwa Mountains National Park, a vital hotspot for global biodiversity conservation.

Business

Euroviews. Business must lead on safeguarding nature

On World Biodiversity Day, a call on corporates to scale-up positive action, World Economic Forum's Akanksha Khatri writes.

Earth News

Brussels picks fight over UK ban on sand eel fishing

The European Commission is demanding an explanation from the UK government over a biodiversity protection measure that bans the industrial fishing of sand eels in much of its territorial waters, a move which has upset Denmark, which holds the lion's share of the UK/EU post-Brexit quota.

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Future of Nature Restoration Law uncertain amid further delay

With half a dozen member states blocking the final adoption of the Nature Restoration Law, a key element of the EU's flagship Green Deal, Hungary is being singled out for withholding its previous support.

Nature

Poland's beech wins European Tree of the Year

The European Tree of the Year award - bringing together trees with interesting stories from around Europe while promoting the importance of our connection with nature - goes to a 200-year-old beech.