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Ecotech

Army of seed-firing drones will plant 100 million trees by 2024

Meet the company using drones to combat biodiversity loss.

Earth News

What is COP15 and how is it addressing climate migration?

At a UN conference in Cote d'Ivoire, 196 countries are looking for solutions to the land degradation, deforestation and desertification that are fueling food insecurity and climate migration.

Ecotech

Is fermented mushroom ‘meat’ the solution to our beef addiction?

Replacing 20 per cent of beef with a fungi substitute could halve deforestation, a new study shows.

Conscious Travel

Illegal loggers in Vietnam train as jungle tour guides

Illegal loggers in Vietnam are getting a chance at an honest living, thanks to one adventure tourism company.

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World News

Euroviews. Here’s how to protect forests, from recycling to eating plant-based

Up to 15 billion trees are lost every year. That's why the more support we show for keeping our forests safe, the better, Jos Battle writes.

Earth News

Your pension is fuelling deforestation, a shocking new report reveals

The Make My Money Matter campaign has revealed that £2 (€2.40) in every £10 (€12.01) of an average British pension, is linked to the destruction of forest areas across the globe.

Earth News

French man donates most of his €200m lottery win ‘to save the planet’

The winner of France’s second-largest EuroMillions jackpot ever has dedicated most of the sum to protecting the planet.

Nature

What's the difference between rewilding and reforesting?

As the latest IPCC report stresses the need to remove carbon from our atmosphere as soon as possible, some are calling for more natural solutions.

Europe News

Greenpeace activists scale EU building in protest at deforestation

The bloc's environment ministers were meeting in Brussels to discuss deforestation-free imports.

Earth News

Thousands protest against Bolsonaro's anti-environment bills in Brazil

"Brazil is at a crossroads. Amazon deforestation is out of control, violence against Indigenous people has increased."

Nature

EU's mega-rich found to be fuelling the illegal 'blood timber' trade

EU regulators are supposed to prevent the import of illegal timber into the EU. But traders are still finding ways to get round the rules.

Nature

Why is no one talking about the surge in forest growth in Europe?

Growth of European woodland seems to be an exception to the ongoing international deforestation crisis, but political challenges related to global forestry are greater than tree planting.

24 February 2022

Nature

Avocados are bringing ‘violence and blood’ to this Mexican town

The people of this Mexican town took matters into their own hands to protect their land from avocado growers.

2 February 2022

Earth News

The US will thin forests near neighbourhoods to stop deadly wildfires

The 10 year plan is about saving lives over acres, but critics warn the country can't burn its way out of the climate crisis.

20 January 2022

Ecotech

Scientists can now map carbon to the scale of tennis courts from space

The new Chloris map reveals that southern European countries are the ‘sleeping giants’ of carbon sinks.

13 January 2022

Earth News

'Disappointing results' from influential companies' forest pledges

By failing to put policies in place, some of the most influential companies and financial firms are putting global action on climate change at risk.

13 January 2022

Scenes

The Indonesian conservationists saving endangered gibbons

In partnership with Media City

“We can now only sometimes hear the sounds of the gibbons in the morning or evening. Before, according to locals, it used to be very noisy.”

Climate

The Western Ghats' amazing biodiversity is being brought back to life

This plant sanctuary is India’s best hope against devastating flora and fauna loss

30 November 2021

Earth News

Beef and coffee to be certified ‘deforestation-free’ under new EU law

The EU has unveiled a major new proposal to fight deforestation with import bans on some commodities. Is it ambitious enough?

18 November 2021

Europe

Explained: How the EU plans to ban products linked to deforestation

The European Commission has published an initial list of targeted products, covering soy, beef, palm oil, cocoa and coffee, as well as wood.

17 November 2021