Green

Living Planet — news about measures to protect wildlife and biodiversity, preserve the planet’s ecosystem.

How is the European Union combating greenwashing?

How is the European Union combating greenwashing?

Greenwashing is an attempt by a company to present its products as more environmentally friendly than they are. The methods…
Protecting Europe’s waterways: the polluted Spanish lagoon that’s fighting back in court

Protecting Europe’s waterways: the polluted Spanish lagoon that’s fighting back in court

Europe’s biggest saltwater lagoon, the Mar Menor in Spain, is being slowly poisoned by pollution from intensive agriculture and livestock…
Criminals stole hundreds of rare cacti from Chile. Now an Italian NGO is suing the suspects

Criminals stole hundreds of rare cacti from Chile. Now an Italian NGO is suing the suspects

Two men are currently facing a criminal trial in Italy for allegedly poaching and smuggling some of the world’s most…
Scientists discover ants are capable of performing amputations — and saving lives

Scientists discover ants are capable of performing amputations — and saving lives

Have you ever wondered if the practice of life-saving surgery is unique to humans? You may be surprised to discover…
As new MEPs set sail for Brussels, they should consider adopting an EU Ocean Deal

As new MEPs set sail for Brussels, they should consider adopting an EU Ocean Deal

Newly elected and re-elected parliamentarians are embarking on their mandates in Brussels, setting up the European Parliament’s committees before a…
European cities give their dead leaves to this startup to turn them into shopping bags and paper

European cities give their dead leaves to this startup to turn them into shopping bags and paper

Using dead leaves rather than healthy trees to make paper: that’s the idea behind Ukrainian startup Releaf Paper. While still…
Clean energy, fresh mussels: Scandinavia’s experiment to harvest seafood and wind power together

Clean energy, fresh mussels: Scandinavia’s experiment to harvest seafood and wind power together

In a small boat bobbing in the waves between towering offshore windturbines, researchers in Europe’s Baltic Sea reach into the…
France, Norway, UK: Which countries are leading the floating offshore wind race?

France, Norway, UK: Which countries are leading the floating offshore wind race?

Offshore wind has become a staple of renewable energy production. But so far it has been mostly limited to shallow…
Кнопка «Наверх»
Яндекс.Метрика