Smart Regions
The Alps are drying out: EU-funded project assesses the future of Europe's "water tower"
In partnership with the European Commission
Will the Alps remain Europe's inexhaustible water tower? The Waterwise project is collecting an unprecedented amount of data from across the Alpine peaks to better understand the vulnerability of headwater catchments — the high-altitude streams that feed the continent's major rivers.
Travel News
No glamping at Cala Finanza as government revokes permits
A luxury resort financed by Brazilian investors was planned, with special economic zone status to bypass landscape and environmental rules. Civic and environmental groups forced the government to revoke the permits, and the regional authority has appealed to the administrative court.
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Albania: thousands rally on 12th day of protests against Trump-linked resort
Thousands of protesters gathered in Tirana on 11 June for a twelfth consecutive day of demonstrations against a proposed luxury resort linked to Jared Kushner, warning that the project threatens Albania’s protected Vjosa-Narta wetlands.
Germany
Timmy the whale: Can whale songs save him? Biologist plans autopsy
For days now, marine biologists have been assuming that there is no rescue for Timmy the humpback whale stranded in the Bay of Wismar. The Environment Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is now talking about a "minimally invasive attempt to mobilise the whale".
Lifestyle
The 5 best vintage shops in Copenhagen, according to It-Girls
Copenhagen has long been on it-girls’ radar as street style sets the tone and vintage rivals luxury. In the Danish capital, fashion is about personality and history – Danes prove that great looks come from pieces with a past, worn effortlessly and with confidence.
The Road To Green
Global crackdown on the ‘Eel Mafias’ behind a billion-euro wildlife crime
In partnership with The European Commission
The population of the European eel has collapsed by more than 90% since the 1980s. Yet, dozens of tonnes of juveniles, known as glass eels, are thought to be poached each year and shipped live to aquaculture farms outside Europe.
The Road To Green
Michelin-starred chefs call to stop eating eels: ‘Would You Eat a Panda?’
In partnership with The European Commission
A growing number of international chefs have publicly removed eel from their menus. Fishing and trade of the European eel remain legal within the EU, despite repeated warnings from scientists that the species could soon disappear.