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Environment

Plants and animals, but also soil, water and climate: The environment is all around us, and we depend on it to survive.

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Development threatens nature in Albania's protected areas

Development threatens nature in Albania's protected areas

A new Albanian law opens the door to strategic investment and development in the country's protected areas.
PoliticsApril 18, 202403:41 min
Ther River Seine in Paris by Notre Dame Cathedral

Ahead of Paris Olympics, outcry grows over water pollution

Ahead of Paris Olympics, outcry grows over water pollution

Worries about the water quality for Paris 2024 events in the River Seine follow other scandals in western Europe.
SportsApril 18, 2024
A woman throws collected empty plastic bottles onto a garbage collection point containing many more empty plastic bottles in Uganda, Africa.

Turning trash into cash in Uganda

Turning trash into cash in Uganda

In Uganda, refugees are using a mobile app to collect plastic waste and earn a living.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 16, 202405:47 min
DW Sendung Eco India | Rice Fish

Combining planting rice and fish farming in Tamil Nadu

Combining planting rice and fish farming in Tamil Nadu

Meet a farmer in Tamil Nadu who practices rice farming and fishing.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 16, 202403:52 min
Farmers harvesting ripe, green papayas in a field in Senegal, Africa

Decarbonizing farming in Senegal

Decarbonizing farming in Senegal

A microcredit system helps farmers in Senegal ditch diesel for solar, cutting costs and pollution.
Food SecurityApril 15, 202404:48 min
DW Sendung Eco India | Mushroom

Fungi - the food of tomorrow?

Fungi - the food of tomorrow?

Meat alternatives are increasingly in demand: A Berlin-based startup is cultivating fungi as a substitute for meat.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 15, 202405:35 min
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A waste dump with used clothes in Java, Indonesia

Fast fashion: France seeks to slow down wasteful industry

France is working on a new law that is calling for companies to disclose the environmental impact of their products.
BusinessApril 8, 2024
An excavator and backhoe spread sand on a beach against a blue sky

The hidden environmental cost of mining sand

Sand is needed to rebuild northern German beaches after winter storms. But sourcing that sand can cause other problems.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 25, 2024
A close-up of a woman tying her shoe in India

Indian groups empower women working in informal sector

Two Delhi organizations are helping the many women who work informally as waste pickers or in the construction industry.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 25, 202404:35 min
A person in a high-vis work vest plants in the snow as a group of people wearing parkas look on

Scotland replants for the climate

Scotland's hills were deforested centuries ago. Major reforestation campaigns are changing that.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 21, 202404:03 min
Flames rising from the burning of excess hydrocarbons at a natural gas field in Iraq, a row of palm trees in the foreground

Fossil fuel giants fall short on climate goals

They may tout a low-carbon future, but many of the top oil and gas companies are failing to meet global climate goals.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 20, 2024
Underwater image of a diver among fish at the North Seymour Island dive site in the Galapagos archipelago

Greenpeace urges Galapagos high seas protected area

Greenpeace has called for increased protection of the unique underwater world around Ecuador's Galapagos Islands.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 16, 20248 images