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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

Earth 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.

Earth 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.

Ecotech

'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.

World

Can the UK be rid of petrol and diesel cars by 2030?

The UK is expected to stop selling petrol and diesel cars by 2030. But some car manufacturers are dubious about whether this is possible. Stellantis has even said it could force one of its UK factories to close.

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.

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Islands of floating waste clog river in Bosnia

Islands of waste have formed on a major river in Bosnia, causing an environmental emergency and threatening a regional hydropower plant.

Ecotech

Snow safari: The world's first electric sleds hit the Arctic

Tourists can now travel around Lapland in environmentally-friendly snowmobiles.

World News

Ugly fruit, roaming bears, and halting wildfires: meet the EU LIFE Award 2020 winners

Loving ugly fruit, helping roaming bears, and halting Hungarian wildfires: meet the winners of the EU's LIFE Awards 2020

World News

EU's LIFE Awards recognise best projects for environment and sustainability

Sustainable, green and climate-friendly projects across Europe have been recognized in the LIFE Awards, with projects to fight forest fires, discourage food waste and better manage brown bears receiving the top prizes.

Spain

The Greendomo Project - bringing local, sustainable agriculture

The Greendomo project offers local, substainable agricultural productionb using vastly less space and water reserves than traditional farming. Euronews visits Spain to look at the project in action.