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Britain’s royal botanical gardens have just broken a world record

How many unique plant species does it take to beat the world record?

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‘Amazon of Europe’ is first UNESCO biosphere to cover five nations

Five European countries have come together to officiate the biggest transnational UNESCO biosphere reserve.

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Capturing carbon is slow and difficult - is nature the answer?

"The idea of just planting trees everywhere as a solution is fundamentally misguided. We cannot plant a blanket of trees and hope to save the world.”

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The number of seals living in Britain's River Thames has fallen

After the river was declared dead in the 1950s, it's a miracle anything is living in the waters now.

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'Magnificent' lion cub celebrates her 2-month birthday at French zoo

The zoo released a video showing the lioness playing in her enclosure.

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London Zoo's animals step onto the scales for annual check-up

Animals tempted onto the weighing scales but there is a serious reason behind the annual event.

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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.

Green News

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.

Nature

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.

Green News

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.

Green News

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.

Nature

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.