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Euroviews. Depleted fish stocks can’t wait. The EU and Norway need to commit to ending overfishing now ǀ View

EU-Norway consultations consistently result in agreements to continue overfishing. This is in no small part due to a bewilderingly flawed approach: by assuming the scientific advice for maximum sustainable catches as a starting point and then negotiating upwards.

Earth News

From castles to cabins, these homes were made of waste

One man's trash is another man's treasure - and some build a house out of it.

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German farmers sow their discontent over agricultural policiies

Tractors lined up in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate as thousands of farmers held a protest in Germany

Europe News

Finding gold in the gutters of Brussels

Most of us might think sewage is just a waste product, but a group of scientists in Belgium are seeing it very differently. They've launched a project to recover precious metals like gold and silver from what we're all flushing away.

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Business

EasyJet unveils plans to become world's first carbon-neutral airline

But green groups question whether carbon offsetting delivers a big enough cut in emissions.

Italy

Ischia: Italian island sitting on volcano with no evacuation plan

A 2017 earthquake highlighted just how difficult it can be to manage an emergency on the island. That night about 20,000 people — locals and tourists — came to the port to be evacuated but there were not enough ferries.

Ocean

When it comes to cleaning up the Oceans, technology may be good but education is even better

In partnership with the European Commission

EU sponsors clean-up operations, but a change in mentalities is the key to success

Ocean

Are ocean cleanup campaigns effective?

In partnership with the European Commission

Images of rubbish piling up in the ocean can be a depressing sight. But the good news is that there are signs that cleanup campaigns are having an impact.

Europe News

Finance going green

For the first time EU Finance Ministers are calling on the European Investment Bank to halt funding of oil, gas and coal projects.

Earth News

Why I quit my job at Vogue to live in a tree for a year

I meet Alex Fisher, who lived in a tree for a year in the 1990s to stop British forests being cut down.

Canada

Amazon 'Forest Guardian' shot in the head by illegal loggers

In an ambush on the Arariboia reservation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, Paulino Guajajara was shot dead while one other was injured, according to a statement from Guajajara tribe leaders.

Destinations

How Western will Saudi Arabia go to attract tourists?

The secretive Middle Eastern country has launched a new tourist visa, opening its doors to European visitors.

My Europe Series

At the frontline of an Extinction Rebellion climate protest in Berlin

Euronews embeds with the group at a planned civil disobedience mission called “Rebels Ark” which blocked the city’s Grosser Stern – a huge five-lane roundabout linking north to south and east to west.

Earth News

New edible in-flight meal tray designed for plane journeys

A design studio has come up with an innovative alternative to the usual on-board meal trays served on flights.

Earth News

Twitter reacts to London police ban on Extinction Rebellion protests

A series of tweets responding to the recent news that XR has been prohibited from protesting in central London.

Ocean

Protecting life in the Arctic seas

In partnership with the European Commission

Climate change is making Arctic waters more accessible to vessels, raising the controversial prospect of industrial-scale fishing. Here's how world countries came together to protect the fragile Arctic ecosystem - for now.

Ocean

Mapping the Arctic sea life

In partnership with the European Commission

"If you start fishing, you can destroy the ecosystem, or the balance of the organisms." This MOSAiC expedition scientist is mapping the hidden Arctic sea life

Europe News

'Emotions running high' in Brexit blame game

"To put things very frankly and to try and be objective, on this particular point, we are not really in a position where we are able to find an agreement," Barnier told MEPs.

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How technology is influencing the future of food and housing?

In partnership with The European Commission

Increasing agricultural production, living in more environmentally friendly buildings and on a more human scale are the goals of various technology projects in Serbia and Slovenia.

Earth News

Billie Eilish to tackle climate crisis with 2020 green world tour

The internationally acclaimed teen popstar has announced that her 2020 world tour will be eco-friendly.