Water Matters
‘Everyone’s Mar Menor’- lagoon with legal personhood tackles pollution
In partnership with the European Commission
From a crusade to save a dying lagoon by securing it the legal rights of a person, to building tree houses to lure back the bat population, environmental activists in Spain are doing what it takes to protect their local waterways from pollution and loss of biodiversity.
Water Matters
How does the EU manage its shared waterways?
In partnership with the European Commission
Nearly half of the world’s freshwater is shared between at least two or more countries. In this Crash Course, we examine why water cooperation between states is increasingly vital to prevent conflict.
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Water Matters
How Flanders is harnessing nature to prevent deadly floods
In partnership with the European Commission
The last few months have been a stark reminder in Europe of the power of flooding and the devastation it can cause. But could nature, rather than heavy engineering, solve our flood management problems?
Water Matters
Water pollution: How the EU is working to restore our rivers, lakes and seas
In partnership with the European Commission
Europe's waters have been becoming more polluted over decades, mainly due to mismanagement of agriculture, industry and sewage treatment. In this Crash Course we dig into the alarming statistics and explore what the EU is doing about it.
