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Recycle your way to lower taxes in this small Spanish town

La Nucía has won three Architizer awards, becoming a great example of sustainable change and economic prosperity.

Living

How can poetry help us wake up to the climate crisis?

Poetry cannot fix the climate crisis - people can, and the more our empathies and imaginations are stirred the better.

Focus

Eco-tourism in Georgia, a boost for the economy and for the environment

In partnership with Batumi Georgia

Georgia's Colchic rainforests and wetlands have just been recognised by UNESCO and added to its World Heritage List. The country is now looking to further protect the unique biodiversity of this area whilst boosting the economy with eco-tourism.

Germany

Young Greens in Germany mobilise for "climate elections"

Meet the two young green politicians, Katharina Sparrer and David Schiepek, who believe that Germany's federal elections are all about the climate.

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Mobility

Could '15-minute cities' change how we live, work and socialise?

In the wake of COVID, municipalities around the world are looking at ways to plan cities centred on human beings rather than cars.

Green News

‘Amazon of Europe’ is first UNESCO biosphere to cover five nations

Five European countries have come together to officiate the biggest transnational UNESCO biosphere reserve.

Green News

HS2 explained: Why people are fighting the UK’s ‘inept' new railway

The UK’s largest infrastructure project in generations faces a debate in parliament tonight. We take a look at the history of HS2 and its profound environmental impacts.

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Huawei and partners help protect biodiversity through intelligent technology

Partner content presented by Tech4All

One of the world's most prominent biodiversity summits – the International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress (IUCN WCC) - opened in Marseille last week. Conservation experts, world leaders, and global organizations gathered to share ideas for protecting nature.

France

Global biodiversity conference kicks off in Marseille

French President Emmanuel Macron is to open the conference. He is expected to renew his call for 30% of the world's surface to be categorised as protected areas by 2030.

Spain

Spanish region restricts fertiliser after dead fish wash up in lagoon

Tonnes of dead fish washed up in Mar Menor, a salt water lagoon in Murcia.

Europe News

Brussels to install 11,000 electric charging stations by 2035

The European Commission recently announced it wants to ban the sale of all petrol and diesel cars by 2035.

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Hair compost: A natural by-product of salons in London

Hair compost: A natural by-product of salons in London

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Man from Idaho wins World Elk Calling Championships

The World Elk Calling Championships was won by an Idaho man

Green News

Dutch ecologists invented a fish doorcam and it's got thousands hooked

Over 100,000 people rang the bell in just two months and people from all over the world tuned into the underwater livestream of the Dutch canal

World News

The mountain range protecting Madrid from pollution

Madrid has a high level of pollution like many big cities and capitals across the globe. But Madrid is also in the unique position of being protected by a national park and mountain range called the Sierra of Guadarrama, which brings fresh air and clean water to its busy inhabitants.

Smart Regions

How a small French town became a key transport hub

In partnership with the European Commission

In this week's Smart Regions, Euronews finds out how Gardanne's new transport hub is helping the region to thrive and easing the commute of thousands of passengers.

Green News

Israeli government was ‘not prepared’ for massive oil spill cleanup

Thousands of volunteers have stepped in to clean 12,000 tonnes of tar that washed up on the country's coastline.

United Kingdom

PPE is the new plastic waste nightmare threatening the environment

Plastic bags have been overtaken by face masks as one of the most common pieces of plastic waste. In fact, 102 million are thrown every week in the UK alone.

My Europe Series

Illegal landfill sites along rivers in the Balkans are causing an ecology disaster

Unreported Europe takes a look at how rubbish is ending up in rivers in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro. Environmentalists have condemn this situation, which has been happening for the last 25 years.

Eco-Innovation

'Incredibly white' environmental sector creates 100 new diverse roles

Environmentalism is the second least diverse industry in the UK, but a new scheme is looking to change that.