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Which country is planting a tree for every baby that is born?

How a reforesting scheme first launched over a decade ago formed one of the world’s most effective environmental partnerships.

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Hanging rhinos upside down is ‘vital’ for their conservation

Black rhinos are critically endangered, so conservationists are thinking up innovative ways to protect them.

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How has 30 years of logging saved the rainforest in Guatemala?

For International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we look at how a community-led programme in the Maya Biosphere Reserve is revolutionising how we think about conservation.

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Two endangered tortoises meet for their first date via FaceTime

Now that Hugo the tortoise is ready to settle down, his keepers have found him a lady friend who travelled from Europe to meet him.

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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.

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The secret sex lives of sharks have been revealed by new tech

Mating rituals of mysterious Basker sharks have been exposed by oceanographers in the UK.

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Why is rewilding Argentina ‘essential for our survival’?

Biodiversity loss, climate change, and pandemics are intertwined with the rampant destruction of the earth's natural ecosystems. But reintroducing key species and rewilding could change all that.

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Is Earth Overshoot Day earlier or later than usual this year?

The day that the Earth's human population uses more resources than it can produce is here.

Nature

How were these seven animals successfully reintroduced to the wild?

A deep dive inside some of the world’s most remarkable examples of species repopulation.

Nature

Meet the endangered baby tapir on an important mission

As part of an international conservation programme, a zoo in the US is trying to raise awareness of threats that face this species.

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Euroviews. Why food must be at the heart of environmental action before COP26

An expert in sustainable food futures explains why transforming agricultural systems will lead to a more resilient future for the planet.

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Colombia has just been named the world’s official butterfly paradise

More than 200 species of butterflies live in Colombia, according to a study by London's Natural History Museum.

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Does the EU need a green prosecutor to solve environmental crime?

This MEP is calling for a dedicated EU body tasked with identifying, investigating, and prosecuting environmental crime across Europe.

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Could 3D-printed ivory be the key to saving elephants?

The technology has already saved antique artworks, the question remains if it can save animals too.

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Australia against move to list Great Barrier Reef as 'in danger'

A meeting of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee said in a report Monday that "there is no possible doubt" the network of colourful corals off Australia's northeast coast was "facing ascertained danger."

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This farm is breeding insects to replace pesticides

The bugs are bred to protect the crops from harm and encourage pesticide-free produce.

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South Korea's 'high security seed vault' is ready for an apocalypse

The vault stores 5,000 different species of wild plants, to ensure they are not lost in extreme events caused by climate change or war.

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Ocean Panel fights to protect the ocean and boost economies on the way

"If we take care of the ocean, then in 2050, we are going to have seafood from the ocean, six times more than the seafood we are getting now" - Maria Damanaki, Global Managing Director for Oceans, The Nature Conservancy

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Campaigners continue to fight to keep Europe's last wild river truly wild

The Vjosa is Europe's last wild river. It's home to over 1000 species and full of unique natural diversity. A project to build hydropower dams in this largely untouched river has got locals and campaigners fighting for it to become a protected zone.

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First Tasmanian devil babies born on mainland Australia in 3,000 years

The Tasmanian devil babies are part of a conservation effort to reintroduce the animals to mainland Australia.