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Visiting parks reduces prescription mental health drug use

Visiting urban green spaces reduces mental health drug use, new research finds.

Green News

Are Europe’s largest carbon sinks being cared for properly?

Some of Europe's largest wood producers claim the European Commission has no right to interfere in their forest management policies.

Destinations

These Spanish villages have just been named the best in the world

Surprisingly, the most beautiful street in Europe isn’t in a capital city.

Culture news

Climate Change threatens the sound of music in Swiss and French forest

The sound of music is under threat as climate change increasingly impacts the livelihoods of classic instrument makers.

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Canada

COP15 summit: Deforestation rule is welcomed by Indigenous leaders

Indigenous communities around the world have "enthusiastically" welcomed the European Union's new law on deforestation, but they are demanding more laws to protect human, land, and forest rights.

Nature

Why has the Olympic Committee planted 70,000 trees in Africa?

The forest is part of the ‘Great Green Wall,’ an African-led scheme to seed vegetation across degraded land in 22 countries in the Sahel region.

Nature

India's living bridges are a stunning testament to the power of nature

These incredible living bridges are a must-see.

Green News

Here are 5 key things that happened on day eight of COP27

With most of the big names now gone, negotiators are sitting down to work out the details of the final COP27 deal.

Green News

Countries band together to keep deforestation pledges made at COP26

The group - including Japan, Pakistan and the UK - has said they will hold each other accountable for a pledge to end deforestation by 2030.

Food and Drink

Fungi foraging: 5 safe and edible wild mushrooms to look out for

Autumn rains have given mushroom pickers in France and Switzerland a bumper crop this year, but with a multitude of fungi rich for picking, amateur foragers are urged to check with certified mushroom inspectors before feasting on their finds

Nature

Trentino: The Italian region embracing ‘back-to-nature’ forestry

In 2018, a devastating storm ripped up thousands of trees in Northern Italy. Then, a bark-beetle plague struck.

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Rising temperatures see beetles and fire ravage European forests

A combination of record-high temperatures and drought saw France lose some 65,000 hectares of forest this summer to rampaging wildfires. These same conditions saw the Bark beetle flourish, devouring a staggering 11,000 hectares, one-quarter, of the Franconian Forest in Germany.

Experiences

Trentino: Why you should try ‘forest bathing’ in this green paradise

Forest bathing involves immersing yourself in nature - and some doctors prescribe it for its meditative effects. Here’s why you should try it.

Destinations

Is Baden-Baden the best digital nomad town in Germany?

Once known as the summer capital of Europe, Baden-Baden is the ideal destination for work-life balance.

Eco-Innovation

Reforestation of Angola

In partnership with Governo de Angola

In Angola’s central Bié Province, the Reforestation Reform project created by the Armed Forces is raising tree seedlings to re-green barren areas in the country. One of Africa’s breadbaskets,

Eco-Innovation

Cutting emissions isn't enough to reach net zero. Here's why.

To reach its climate goals, the world needs to remove carbon from the atmosphere, using nature and technological solutions.

Green News

Hungarians protest looser logging rules to tackle energy crunch

The government has said that logging will only be ramped up in the case of an emergency.

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Wildfire rips through national park in central Portugal

A wildfire rages in the Serra da Estrela natural park, a mountainous region in central Portugal designated by Unesco.

Nature

Indigenous groups team up with the government to protect the Amazon

Communities in the Amazon, NGOs and local governments are teaming up in an unprecedented show of solidarity.

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Videos show the extent of the many forest fires in Spain.

Footage shot by citizens and firefighters has revealed the scale of the forest fires that have been ravaging Spain in recent days.