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Women Beyond Borders

This woman is running the world for a very important cause

In the latest episode of Women Beyond Borders, we meet the survivor raising awareness of sexual violence through running.

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EU countries could be forced to take biodiversity seriously

MEPs demand binding targets to protect wildlife and humans as new biodiversity strategy is adopted by 515 votes to 90.

Climate

Danish students rescue shopping trolleys and bikes from under the sea

A community of amateur divers found each other on social media and took it upon themselves to clean up the ocean.

Travel News

Spain reopens to global tourists - as long as they are vaccinated

Visitors from both low and high-risk countries will be able to visit as Madrid strives to reinstate its "world tourism leadership" after being hard-hit by the pandemic.

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Green News

Discover the forest that appeared overnight in London

The interactive installation is linked to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

Travel News

Portugal is now on the UK's amber list but the industry isn't sure why

Portuguese officials say they 'cannot understand the 'logic' of the UK's decision to downgrade the country from green to amber list.

People

Meet the marine biologist working to save Kenya’s coral reefs

Explore Kenya’s coral reefs through the eyes of a reef restoration diver.

Series

Tirana's best food and other traditions you have to try

In this episode of Rerouted: The Balkans, Eva zu Beck experiences Tirana's buzzing foodie culture.

Green News

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.

Green News

Myanmar volunteers built a library for orphans from plastic waste

Volunteers made eco-bricks by filling discarded bottles with other plastic waste

Nature

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.

Series

North Macedonia is The Balkans' 'best kept secret', says Eva zu Beck

Watch as Eva visits Ohrid in North Macedonia and tries to uncover the secrets of how to make pearls out of fish skin.

Green News

Climate change is destroying the oldest cave paintings in the world

Archaeologists have observed 44,000-year-old paintings appear to be blistering and peeling off the cave walls.

People

Bolivian Wine: High altitude, high quality and...healthy?

This wine has been grown high in the Bolivian Andes since the 17th Century and it could have some health benefits.

Travel News

UK travellers could face tight restrictions this summer

EU countries are considering how to stop the Indian variant being spread by UK visitors.

Experiences

This chef has turned up the heat and is serving volcano baked pizza

This chef in Guatemala sure can handle the heat - as he serves up volcano baked pizza.

Green News

World has 'fallen far short' on biodiversity targets, says UN report

Large areas have gained protected status in the last decade but it's not enough to tackle biodiversity loss.

Series

‘The lake is life to us’: Fishing on one of Europe’s deepest lakes

Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia is a hidden gem - and a source of income for many.

Nature

How the global pandemic has saved five million oysters

Oyster farmers are making money by dumping their catch back into the ocean in the US.

Eco-Innovation

Are ‘tulip turbines’ the answer to energy eyesores?

The artistic shape is the key for these vertical turbines to be more effective than traditional models.