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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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Close-up of a fireworm, a centipede-like creature with clusters of white bristles and orange gills on each segment

German scientists hunt for a mystery coral eater

Who - or what - is secretly eating away at this reef? And: How are artificial shooting stars made?
ScienceOctober 3, 202526:04 min
Two mountain gorillas in their natural habitat

Saving nature through virtual reality

Visiting mountain gorillas — VR technology brings the world of endangered species to life.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 3, 202502:00 min
Cows are seen on a field in German

Online attacks threaten major climate-friendly diet report

An update to an influential food and planetary health report is in the crosshairs of a pro-meat misinformation campaign.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 3, 2025
Jane Goodall kisses the female chimpanzee Tess at Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Kenya

Jane Goodall: A life dedicated to chimpanzees

Jane Goodall died at the age of 91. Her life's work revolutionized the way we view humanity's closest relatives.
LifestyleOctober 2, 20258 images
Jane Goodall holding a baby Cariblanco monkey

Conservationist Jane Goodall: 'The biggest problem is greed'

Jane Goodall has passed away. In 2019, she spoke with DW about why protecting our environment and wildlife matters.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 1, 2025
Rescue workers search for people missing in Bogo City under the rubble of collapsed buildings.

Earthquake in the Philippines: Rescue workers race against time

At least 69 are dead and around 200 injured after the quake in Cebu. Rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 1, 20258 images
Woman watering a tree in Timisoara, Romania

Romania: Timisoara's budding tree-watering movement

Volunteers in Timisoara, Romania, are using an app to locate and water saplings planted by the local administration.
SocietyOctober 1, 202504:48 min
A Black girl planting a tree with her hands

Kids in Uganda adopt trees as pets

Ugandan kids get birthday trees as "pets" — a project that fosters care, fights deforestation, and climate change.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 1, 202502:48 min
The picture shows old paintings on a rock in Chad.

Ancient paintings unveil the Sahara's forgotten green past

Ennedi's rock art recalls a green Sahara. Today, climate change is once again reshaping the desert's fragile balance.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 30, 202507:26 min
Aerial view of green hills, with a city bg left and a huge apartment building bg right

Pune residents fight to save urban hills from construction

Residents fear building plans that encroach on the city’s hills could affect biodiversity, air quality and city heat.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 30, 202504:24 min
A farmer in India's Marathwada region in Maharashtra state

Is India's green transition fueling a water crisis?

India is boosting ethanol production using sugarcane to cut oil imports and pollution.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 29, 202503:52 min
Low-angle view of the interior of a mud house, with a skylight top center

Mud homes beat the heat and pollution in Bengaluru

A team of architects in Bengaluru designs homes built with mud. They stay cool while cutting emissions and energy costs.
ArchitectureSeptember 29, 202505:17 min
This picture shows solar panels at the Dalat Banner Photovoltaic Station in the Kubuqi desert near Ordos, in China's northern Inner Mongolia region.

China builds 'Great Solar Wall' to advance energy transition

Though China is building solar fields in the Kubuqi Desert, the region remains an important center for coal mining.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 27, 202510 images
An Arizona mountain kingsnake slithering on a rock

How prey animals survive: Camouflage vs. warning colors

As prey you have two options in the animal kingdom: Blend into the background or scare away others.
ScienceSeptember 25, 20258 images
Vladimir Putin sitting at a long table with two Russian flags on either side of him

How Russia's mounting economic woes could force Putin's hand

The Russian economy is in trouble. Growth has stalled, energy revenues have plunged, and the budget deficit is growing.
BusinessSeptember 25, 2025
Man fishing out items from flood waters resulting from heavy rain in Bali, Indonesia

Nations deliver new climate targets ahead of climate summit

With just weeks to go until the international climate conference, nations are stepping up to submit new climate targets.
ClimateSeptember 24, 2025
Two sea turtles moving through sand

Too hot for males — Kenya faces a sea turtle crisis

When temperatures are too hot, only female turtles hatch. Can Kenya’s Turtle Police save them?
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 24, 202505:04 min
A person photographed from behind is carrying a transparent plastic bag with deposit water bottles in Berlin. They are on their way to return the deposit.

Germany's recycling system: sorting trash and saving cash

Eco Africa reporter Wacera Ngunjiri explores Germany’s bottle deposit system to discover the big impact of small steps.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 24, 202505:42 min
Farm workers are harvesting a field of bright yellow plants on a field in Tropoje, Albania.

Here's how flowers can harvest vital metals

As demand for nickel grows, plants could help suck out vital raw materials from soil.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 23, 2025
A woman drinks contaminated water from a plastic bowl at Lake Turkana in Kenya.

Communities at Lake Turkana face water and food crisis

An UN project aims to improve water and food security for communities living by Lake Turkana.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 23, 202505:10 min
A group of six women farmers pose for the camera on agricultural land

Dalit women in India fight caste discrimination with farming

In rural Tamil Nadu, Dalit women are turning wasteland into not just crops, but a movement against social exclusion.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 23, 202503:21 min
A woman standing in rubber boots in a moorland landscape

German peatlands expert works to restore bogs and fens

Peatlands store more CO2 than forests and are under massive threat. Franziska Tanneberger fights to protect them.
ScienceSeptember 22, 202506:05 min
A Swiss family with six children living on their sailboat.

Swiss family spends life on the seven seas

A Swiss family with six children has been living on a sailboat for 26 years, advocating for the planet's protection.
LifestyleSeptember 20, 202504:32 min
The "Global Us" show logo is seen between a male head with curly hair (bottom) and a female head (top, pictured upside down) blowing up a blue balloon

Wildfires — When mismanagement is the real enemy

Some landscapes actually need fires to survive, but in most places they only fuel devastation.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 19, 202526:04 min
Close-up profile of a female ranger looking through binoculars.

Why the future is female — Afrimaxx

Africa’s future is female: In this episode we meet sheroes from Lagos to Lusaka.
Human RightsSeptember 19, 202526:03 min
A high-angle view of a woman eating edible cosmetic products

Skin care so pure you could eat it

Violet Awo Amoabeng's edible skin care brand proves purity and sustainability can go hand in hand.
HealthSeptember 19, 202505:05 min
Kutlwano Monyai crochets colorful plastic products

Kutlwano Monyai: Art, ancestry and plastic truths

South African Artist Kutlwano Monyai turns everdy materials into powerful acts of resistance.
CultureSeptember 19, 202505:40 min
A view of two Team Lioness Rangers (center and R) dancing with a group of Maasai women (L)

Team Lioness: Meet Kenya's first all-female ranger unit

A group of brave Maasai women are rewriting the rules — protecting wildlife and empowering women
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 19, 202506:20 min
Image of the rising water level of Lake Turkana in Kenya

How Kenya's north is tackling water insecurity

Water security in Kenya, women in Gambia fight for a greener future, recycling German-style, and hydropower in Austria.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 18, 202526:04 min
Four women are working together in the field; the women at the back are carrying a large bale of hay on their shoulders in Burundi.

Community work in Burundi helps society and the environment

Burundians are required to participate in regular community service. DW looks at the surprising impact of this work.
SocietySeptember 18, 202505:32 min
An aerial view shows the border between the Xingu Indigenous Land and cleared farmland in Brazil on August 2, 2025

More than 140 environmental defenders killed in 2024

Latin America is the most dangerous region for environmental advocates, according to a new report.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 17, 2025
Illegal miners in Mozambique's Manica region

Gold, greed, poison: How miners pollute Mozambique's rivers

In Mozambique, illegal gold miners are causing major environmental damage, severely endangering people and wildlife.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 16, 2025
Close-up of a colobus monkey on a tree in Kenya.

Kenya: Building bridges to help vulnerable colobus monkeys

Colobus Conservation in Diani Beach is going to great lengths to save monkeys from the threats posed by human activity.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 16, 202504:46 min
People with black hats hold large green leafy plants.

Invasive water weed threatens El Salvador wetland

El Salvador's largest wetland reservoir is being choked by a free-floating weed covering the water's surface.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 13, 202502:06 min
A man hunched over illegally dumped trash in the Czech municipality of Jirikov

Germany cleans up illegal trash dumped in Czechia

A now bust German company illegally dumped hundreds of tons of hazardous waste in Czech municipalities.
CrimeSeptember 12, 2025
Motorcyclists navigate heavy traffic at intersection in Hanoi, Vietnam, on March 27, 2025

Vietnam opting for electric motorbikes over fossil fuel

The race to swap millions of gas-powered motorbikes for electric two-wheelers could transform cities and daily life.
Cars and TransportationSeptember 11, 2025
Mexican environmentalists protest aboard a boat near SpaceX’s Starbase launch site on the south Texas coast.

Mexicans criticize pollution caused by SpaceX launches

As rocket debris from SpaceX launches is landing in Mexico, activists warn of rising ocean pollution and wildlife harm.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 10, 202501:45 min
Two children in front of a tent look serious in Afghanistan's Kunar province

Afghanistan quake: Women, children struggle to access aid

Women and children survivors of the Afghanistan earthquake told DW they are not getting enough aid.
CatastropheSeptember 8, 202502:11 min
A composite image shows a fish (L), a rectangle with glowing objects (C) and a person dressed in white, working with laboratory equipment (R), all in front of a red-tinted photo of a residential building

Can green start-ups secure prosperity?

Can Germany go green without growing poorer? A climate-neutral economy may bring risks, or a new economic miracle.
InnovationSeptember 7, 202526:04 min
German environment minister Carsten Schneider grins as he sits behind the wheel of a Daimler electric truck.

Environment minister: Germany must keep on climate course

Germany's new environment minister faces challenges in taking forward both domestic and international climate policy.
ClimateSeptember 5, 2025
The "Eco India" show logo is superimposed on a panoramic view of high-rise buildings near a river

Innovations for a healthier planet — Eco India

Booming harvests in the Thar Desert, using plants to extract nickel from soil, and Italy’s first hedgehog clinic.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 4, 202526:04 min
DW Eco Africa show logo in green, superimposed on a landscape

Tackling our waste and plastic crisis | Eco Africa

Tackling air pollution in Nigeria with improved waste management and seeking alternatives to plastic packaging in Ghana.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 4, 202526:04 min
A desalination plant in Israel

Desalination doesn't have to be bad for the environment

Drinking from the sea is essential to securing water supply, and need not have negative environmental impacts.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 3, 2025
A woman uses a respiratory mask to inhale the air from a beehive to support her immune system as part of a wellness treatment in Belgrade, Serbia.

Wellness treatments in Belgrade promote bee awareness

Bees are thriving in Serbia's capital with its many flowers. The pollinators are even providing additional services.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 3, 202502:40 min
Jens Castrop sits on the bench in a Borussia Mönchengladbach training jersey and looks right of camera

Naturalized player signals new era for South Korean football

Jens Castrop may become the first South Korea player to have switched nationality, but may have to do national service.
SoccerSeptember 3, 2025
A man and a woman sit next to each other.

Saving Ladakh: Locals lead sustainable tourism drive

In response to overtourism, local communities in northern India's Ladakh are offering sustainable travel options.
TravelSeptember 2, 202505:48 min
A red fox seen in profile and standing in a forest

How humans made chickens grow and foxes shrink

Since the Middle Ages, domestic animals have grown, while wild animals have gotten smaller, archeologists have found.
ScienceSeptember 1, 2025
A profile view of Kamara Adjata, PhD student in sustainable agriculture, working in a lab, wearing a white coat and blue latex gloves

Fighting yam rot in Cote d'Ivoire

Scientist Adjata Kamara is fighting the fungus behind yam rot to boost food security.
SocietySeptember 1, 202503:35 min
Aerial view of the waterways in the drought-striken Chibayish marshes, Iraq

Iraq's Chibayish marshes are dying in the drought

Record heat, hardly any rain and blocked tributaries — an irreplaceable ecosystem is in grave danger.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 31, 20258 images
The "Global Us" show logo is seen between a male head with curly hair (bottom) and a female head (top, pictured upside down) blowing up a blue balloon

The price of progress: Water, power, inequality — Global Us

Solar energy brought to Rio's favelas. Plus: Europe struggles with growing water scarcity.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 29, 202526:04 min