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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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Reports & Analysis

Abdullahi Mohamud, a camel herder in Kenya, is seen in front of his camels as he speaks to DW

Desertification drives Kenyan herdsmen to camels

Desertification drives Kenyan herdsmen to camels

Climate change has degraded 75% of the Earth's land, the UN warns. Kenyan herders are already trading cattle for camels.
ClimateDecember 13, 202402:57 min
DW Sendung Eco India | Nailman

The cop who saves trees from hammered-in ads

The cop who saves trees from hammered-in ads

A Tamil Nadu police officer rescues trees with his own funds.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 12, 202402:53 min
A woman walks on a landfill site

In India, Gurugram's citizens lead waste cleanup revolution

In India, Gurugram's citizens lead waste cleanup revolution

Hotels and housing complexes have fueled a trash crisis in the Indian city of Gurugram, but residents are taking action.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 12, 202405:53 min
A solitary oil well in the middle of an agricultural field

Cleaning up a toxic legacy, one oil well at a time

Cleaning up a toxic legacy, one oil well at a time

Countless abandoned US oil wells are leaking methane and other toxic gases. One NGO is working to cap these wells.
ClimateDecember 11, 202404:30 min
A young woman carries a dead wild boar on her back

New Zealand launches hunt for invasive species

New Zealand launches hunt for invasive species

New Zealand wants to fight the growing population of invasive species like feral cats, stoats and possums. But how?
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 11, 202406:24 min
Delegates attending the COP16 summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

UN COP16 summit tackles forced migration and insecurity

UN COP16 summit tackles forced migration and insecurity

Desertification, land degradation and drought are worsening forced migration and threatening global stability.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 10, 2024
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In the spotlight

A forest peatland in the process of rewetting.

Restoring Germany's dried out forest peatland

The forested wetlands in Saxony's Ore Mountains are reclaming their role as powerful carbon sinks and biodiversity haven
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 10, 202405:30 min
Two women waiting to attend a mobile clinic.

Cyclone-prone Mozambique strives to protect disabled people

Mozambique is pioneering inclusive disaster planning, working to make sure no one gets left behind in an emergency.
CatastropheDecember 9, 202406:42 min
View of a glacier surrounded by mountains

Can we survive if the world's glaciers melt?

If all the world's glaciers melted, what would that mean for nature and for human civilization?
ClimateDecember 9, 202404:30 min
A group of women walk through the mud carrying buckets.

Protests mount over massive fiber mill in Spain's Galicia

Shellfish collectors and farmers in Spain's north fear pollution from a planned factory will endanger their livelihoods.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 28, 202405:13 min
Fishermen stand on the edge of a boat, rod in hand, trying to catch fish

Is this the end of Portugal's tuna fishing industry?

New quotas for bigeye tuna fishing in the Azores threaten traditional line-and-pole fishermen.
BusinessNovember 25, 202405:57 min
Susana Muhamad, environment minister of Colombia, speaks to The Associated press at the COP29

Can Colombia create a future without fossil fuels?

Colombia's environment minister tells DW how her country can depend on fossil fuels, yet also call for their end.
BusinessNovember 20, 202413:57 min
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