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Climate

Why has Indonesia ended a multi-million euro forest protection deal with Norway?

Indonesia rejects UN-backed deforestation initiative after Norway fails to pay up.

Experiences

Hundreds of hot air balloons light up the sky at the world’s largest festival

Hot air balloons returned to the New Mexico skyline last week at the 49th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.

Experiences

This ‘surreal’ water feature in Dubai bathes guests in colourful water

The installation is combining the creativity of humankind with the power of nature.

Nature

Rare pink dolphins saved by high-tech fishermen in the Amazon

Scientists in the Amazon are enlisting local fishermen to help track the pink river dolphins that were once their prey.

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Experiences

Squid Game: Smash-hit series causes these Korean snacks to sell out

A traditional sweet stall in Seoul has seen a boom in sales of the ‘dalgona’ - the traditional Korean snack featured in the Netflix smash hit Squid Game.

Nature

Kelp forests: The resurgence of nature’s climate change mitigator

Scientists in California are using drones to document the resurgence of nature’s climate change mitigator - the kelp forest.

Nature

Refugees in Cameroon have turned a desert camp into a thriving forest

Planting thousands of trees is providing jobs, food, medicine and more water in the future for thousands of people.

Women Beyond Borders

Meet the 22-year-old who rowed across the Atlantic ocean alone

Jasmine Harrison rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, making her the youngest woman to ever complete a solo row across any ocean.

Green News

Ancient seeds defy sell-by 'date' to become oldest ever germinated

Seven date palm trees have been grown from 2000-year-old seeds that were found in the Judean desert near Jerusalem.

Destinations

Tourists return to the azure waters of Afghanistan's 'Grand Canyon'

Seven weeks after the Taliban seized power, tourism is returning to the so-called Grand Canyon of Afghanistan.

Climate

How these Nobel Prize winning scientists foresaw climate change

The Nobel Prize for physics has been split between 3 scientists working on the link between weather patterns and climate change.

Experiences

Watch as runners race down the world’s most notorious ski slope

The Descent is a 350 metre race down the world’s toughest ski slope in the beautiful Austrian Alps.

Green News

Forget Tinder! This is how humpback whales find love

A rare marine phenomenon - the humpback whale ‘heat run’ - has been captured on film by scientists in Australia.

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Climate protesters invade the Louis Vuitton fashion show in Paris

Climate activists from the Extinction Rebellion disrupted the Louis Vitton fashion show in Paris, with banners "Overconsumption = extinction".

Living

Eua Island: The Tongan island tackling climate change

This project teaching Tongan islanders how to build their own canoes could help them adapt to the challenges of climate change.

Experiences

The first ever Hollywood film museum opens in LA

A new film museum in Los Angeles is celebrating the history of the silver screen.

Nature

Birth of a rare Arabian leopard cub raises hopes of saving the species

There are only 200 Arabian leopards left in the wild.

People

Here’s where you can find the best baguette in Paris

An undocumented immigrant has claimed the title of best baguette in Paris.

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Honduras burns 3.3 tonnes of cocaine seized from cartels

Honduras burns 3.3 tonnes of cocaine seized from cartels

Destinations

The Roman city lost to the Libyan Civil War

A forgotten historical gem in Libya is the best kept Roman ruin outside of Italy.