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A view of the Rehden Geest Moor, a swampy piece of land covered with vegetation, with an orange sun low on the horizon

A view of the Rehden Geest Moor, a swampy piece of land covered with vegetation, with an orange sun low on the horizon

EU and farmers at odds over law to stop ecosystem collapse

A person rides a bike in an empty bike lane next to a row of stopped cars

A person rides a bike in an empty bike lane next to a row of stopped cars

Growing demand for travel poses green transport challenge

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Italy: Water in Venice's Grand Canal goes bright green

SPD chief: Climate protests need 'proportionate' response

Netherlands: Police arrest 1500 climate activists at protest

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Reports & Analysis

Japan: Animal rights campaigners condemn 680-year-old religious ritual that harms horses

Japan: Animal rights campaigners condemn 680-year-old religious ritual that harms horses

Japan: Animal rights activists condemn centuries-old ritual

Japan: Animal rights activists condemn centuries-old ritual

A shrine in Japan is defending a popular ritual that often sees the horses taking part mistreated or injured.

A water-intensive garment factory in Bangladesh

A water-intensive garment factory in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Are clothing factories depleting groundwater?

Bangladesh: Are clothing factories depleting groundwater?

A DW analysis reveals that groundwater levels are lower in places where there are textile factories than in other areas.

Spanien | Alicante | Gerettete Tiere im Tierheim

Spanien | Alicante | Gerettete Tiere im Tierheim

Animal smuggling in Spain

Animal smuggling in Spain

Spanish authorities are struggling to contain the growing phenomenon of wildlife trafficking.

How better cattle feed can boost Indian milk

How better cattle feed can boost Indian milk

How better cattle feed can boost Indian milk

How better cattle feed can boost Indian milk

Milk is an Indian staple, but toxins can creep into dairy products. Nutritious cattle feed can address the problem.

Wular Lake

Wular Lake

Locals revive a Kashmir lake's ecological health

Locals revive a Kashmir lake's ecological health

In Kashmir, local volunteers are spearheading conservation efforts to save the lake they rely on for their livelihoods.

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DW Made in Germany | Solar

The best places to put solar panels

The best places to put solar panels

How the clever placement of solar panels can solve more problems than one.

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Nuclear energy

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Germany is shutting down its last three nuclear reactors. But elsewhere around the globe, nuclear energy is making a comeback.

Picture shows an 1890 oil painting by H.Baluschek titled 'Railroad in Urban Landscape.'

Picture shows an 1890 oil painting by H.Baluschek titled 'Railroad in Urban Landscape.'

Demonized inventions: From railroads to AI

Demonized inventions: From railroads to AI

New technologies evoke skepticism, worry and fear. The history and philosophy of technology can help to understand why.

The moon comes up behind a nuclearpower plant.

The moon comes up behind a nuclearpower plant.

Is shutting down nuclear energy a mistake?

Is shutting down nuclear energy a mistake?

Germany shut down its nuclear power plants in the middle of an energy crisis. Was that a big mistake?

A view of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant in the city of Enerhodar

A view of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant in the city of Enerhodar

Ukraine: Tensions rise near Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Ukraine: Tensions rise near Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Amid reports of looting Russian occupiers have ordered the evacuation of Enerhodar, near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.

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By 2050, half the world's population could be affected by at least one allergy. Is global warming to blame?

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Dimly visible through thick smoke are trees, dry ground and a house

Dimly visible through thick smoke are trees, dry ground and a house

New tech shield against wildfires

A team of engineers in Spain has developed a unique way to mitigate damage from wildfires.

Ecotourists look on as an Olive Ridley sea turtle makes its way down a beach near the small coastal village of Velas in western India

Ecotourists look on as an Olive Ridley sea turtle makes its way down a beach near the small coastal village of Velas in western India

Saving India's endangered baby turtles

Velas village's ecotourism helps both the community and the endangered Olive Ridley turtles.

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DW Sendung Fokus Europa | Italien Ziegen-Frühwarnsystem

Goats as an early warning system in Italy

Italy's goats can sense when a natural disaster is looming. Scientists want to harness this ability.

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Climate change

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Global temperatures are rising, due to greenhouse gas emissions caused largely by humans burning fossil fuels.

An Air Asia plane descends towards Chiang Mai International Airport amid high levels of air pollution in Chiang Mai on April 10, 2023.

An Air Asia plane descends towards Chiang Mai International Airport amid high levels of air pollution in Chiang Mai on April 10, 2023.

What needs to be done to decarbonize our transportation?

What needs to be done to decarbonize our transportation?

A new report by the International Transport Forum warns that change is not coming quickly enough.

H&M tags on a pair of jeans

H&M tags on a pair of jeans

Greenwashing: How the EU is seeking to address false claims

Greenwashing: How the EU is seeking to address false claims

The EU's proposed rules would require firms to substantiate their green claims with scientific evidence.

A photo from 2018 showing Cape Town's main water supply as the city came close to running out of water

A photo from 2018 showing Cape Town's main water supply as the city came close to running out of water

More than half the world's lakes drying up — study

More than half the world's lakes drying up — study

Researchers of a new study say global warming and human consumption are causing the world's lakes to lose water.

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On the Green Fence

For those who want more than just the green angle when it comes to the environment and climate change.

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A power plant

From poop to power ― energy from waste

A company in Austria is generating energy from sewage sludge and plastic waste and is looking for investors.

Tourists gather along the beach and take pictures at Maya Bay on Thailand's Phi Phi Leh Island.

Tourists gather along the beach and take pictures at Maya Bay on Thailand's Phi Phi Leh Island.

Thailand: Managing Maya Bay's tourists and sharks

Thai authorities have reopened a tourism hotspot that became a refuge for aquatic life during the pandemic.

An old house with a thatched roof

An old house with a thatched roof

A 170-year-old house gets a major face-lift

Love-at-first-sight drove one German couple's decision to rejuvenate a 19th-century rural house with a thatched roof.

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