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Making sure paradise is not lost: protecting Guadeloupe's natural treasures

In partnership with the European Commission

Smart Regions finds out about a European project that is working to protect the natural habitats of a small reserve in the French Caribbean.

Climate

The Western Ghats' amazing biodiversity is being brought back to life

This plant sanctuary is India’s best hope against devastating flora and fauna loss

Ocean

Europe tries to save the eel population as numbers reach historic low

In partnership with the European Commission

For millions of years, eels have been migrating from the Atlantic ocean into European rivers. Today the eel population has fallen to a historic low. But scientists, industry, NGOs and regulators are working together to restore stocks.

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The European Union at the forefront of biodiversity in the DRC

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Hidden in the thick primary rainforest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are a few silverbacks and a host of small, fiery eyes.

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Nature

Biodiversity is vital for all life on Earth: How can we protect it?

In partnership with China Global Television Network (CGTN)

The first part of the UN biodiversity summit in Kunming, China is underway. To mark the event, Euronews and CGTN (China Global Television Network) together with leading experts and analysts, debated the latest efforts to protect nature worldwide.

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Huawei and partners help protect biodiversity through intelligent technology

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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.

Russia

Russian prosecutors open investigation into Black Sea oil spill

Satellite images showed damage from the leak may have been misreported, with the spill appearing to be 400 times larger than initially claimed.

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Giant panda gives birth to twin cubs in France

The twins are their second and third cubs after the first panda ever born in France, Yuan Meng, in 2017.

Nature

The Iberian Lynx makes a comeback in Spain after near extinction

Numbers of the Iberian Lynx in Spain and Portugal are on the up thanks to an ambitious captive breeding programme

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Six endangered species in the Rhine wetlands are given help to survive

In partnership with the European Commission

It is urgent to protect biodiversity, and there are solutions. Thanks to a cross-border project in the wetlands along the Rhine, concrete action is being taken to develop and sustain the population of six threatened species.

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From sharks to sea turtles – how Dubai is protecting its marine life and coastline

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Dubai is home to kilometres of unspoiled coastline, which conservationists are keen to preserve. Many organisations in the city are working together to protect and support the native wildlife and negate long-term impacts on the ecosystem.

Business Series

Discover the Angolan wilderness that's teeming with biodiversity

In partnership with Governo de Angola

A crew of National Geographic scientists, explorers and filmmakers made it their mission to traverse the many Angolan rivers that supply water to Botswana’s world-famous Okavango Delta. Here's what they discovered...

My Europe Series

Plans to build an airport in Albania threatens migrating bird flyways

The mayor of Vlora in Albania sees his region as the "future queen of the Mediterranean" and he's happy for infrastructural development to increase tourism. But plans to build an airport in an environmentally protected area are leaving bird experts horrified.

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Tackling the biodiversity crisis: climate change data highlight priorities

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About nine million species of animals and plants are exposed to changes in the global climate. Monitoring how climate change affects wildlife and ecosystems has become critical for directing conservation measures where life is most at risk.

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Bears, bison and wolves: Rewilding Romania to cope with climate change

In partnership with Copernicus

As more record high temperatures are clocked up across Europe, conservationists in Romania are building bridges for bears and reintroducing bison to make ecosystems more robust in the face of a warming planet.

Ocean

One million species at risk of extinction by end of this century

In partnership with the European Commission

Saving nature: what's Europe's strategy? Euronews explains.

Ocean

What’s killing our underwater ecosystems?

In partnership with the European Commission

One million land and marine species may become extinct, many within decades. What could Europe do to preserve and restore its marine biodiversity?

Ocean

The importance of restoring marine biodiversity

In partnership with the European Commission

Facing the challenge of up to one million land and marine species becoming extinct within decades, scientists in Crete who are looking at ways to restore marine diversity.

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How carnivores are being given new life in Europe

In partnership with the European Commission

A project funded by the European Cohesion Policy is promoting better preservation of and coexistence with the continent's dwindling carnivore populations.

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Could jellyfish be the answer to fighting ocean pollution?

In partnership with The European Commission

Researchers in Slovenia believe they can take advantage of the proliferation of jellyfish in European seas by using their mucus to trap microplastic particles and help clean up the oceans