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Wildfire risk increases in the UK due to climate change, says study

Periods of 'exceptional danger' could rise to four days per year on average by 2080.

Nature

Does the Amazon rainforest emit more greenhouse gases than it absorbs?

A new study suggests the Amazon rainforest could actually be contributing to the climate crisis.

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.

Nature

Deforestation could be cooling the planet down, say scientists

A new controversial study claims that cutting down trees might have the opposite effect on global warming.

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Earth News

Stop burning trees for energy, hundreds of scientists tell EU leaders

Tackling climate change without changing biomass rules is like "trying to bail out a boat with a hole in the bottom".

Ecotech

Lab grown wood could mean no more deforestation, say scientists

The wood can be manipulated to take any shape meaning that a table could theoretically be grown fully formed.

Earth News

Climate change a ‘global emergency’, says world’s biggest opinion poll

1.2 million took part across 50 countries, covering 56 per cent of the world's population.

Earth News

Indigenous photographer captures tribe fighting for the rainforest

A set of photos show the Guajajara people working hard to protect the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.

World

Amazon deforestation at highest level in 12 years, new data reveals

The 11,088 square kilometres that were deforested between July 2019 and August 2020 marks an increase of 9.6% compared to last year.

Earth News

Bamboo: Eco-friendly fabric or environmental disaster?

We look into whether the plant-based textile is as sustainable as the fashion industry has led us to believe.

Nature

How did Costa Rica become the greenest, happiest country in the world?

The country made some bold decisions about how to spend its money.

Earth News

‘World first’ as UK bans products linked to illegal deforestation

Pressure is rising for the UK to become a world leader on environmental issues ahead of COP26.

Earth News

Regrowing forests may be the ‘single largest natural climate solution’

There are questions about whether planting trees is always the best option.

My Europe Series

Can Europe planting three billion trees help save the planet?

NGOs fear that tree planting often leads to "greenwashing" by corporations and governments and distracts from the real effort to stop the burning of fossil fuels.

Earth News

Satellites are mapping out every tree on earth using AI technology

A neural network has been trained to identify trees based on their size and shape.

Earth News

European nations ask Brazil for ‘real action’ on deforestation

A lack of environmental protections is making it difficult for Europe to source its food sustainably.

Moments

Two friends cycle 2,000 km across Europe on a plant-based diet

The pair cycled through eight countries and raised over €2,000 for WWF's Amazon appeal fund.

Earth News

Pink lakes to hidden bridges: The latest climate news in pictures

Euronews Living rounds up the best recent environmental photographs from across the world.

Poland

Greenpeace activists climb onto roof of Poland's Environment Ministry

The NGO is demanding more action from the government to protect Poland's forests from logging schemes.

World News

Record number of land and environmental activists killed in 2019

On the frontlines of the climate crisis: environmental activists across the world are literally risking their lives to save the planet