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Pollution

Pollution can take many forms.

Air, water, solid waste - most agree that pollution is harmful for people and other life on Earth. But more controversial is how to best prevent it - and clean it up.

USA North Carolina Tropensturm Florence

Hurricane Florence leaves toxic soup in its wake 21.09.2018

Coal ash sites and hog farms are overflowing from Hurricane Florence, echoing the environmental chaos when chemical plants flooded during Hurricane Harvey. How can these such health risks be managed as hurricanes grow?
China Müll Yangtze-Fluss

Global waste to pile up by 70 percent in 2050 21.09.2018

Global waste growth will outpace population growth by 2050, with most of the trash being generated in urban areas. The World Bank says urgent action is needed to prevent untreated waste from clogging the streets.
Akan-Nationalpark Japan Geothermie

Living Planet: Earth, wind and fire 20.09.2018

Preventing mining pollution in Brazil, wind power finally taking off in Lebanon, and harvesting water from volcanic steam in Kenya. We take a look at development, progress and innovation by looking closer at the elements.
Deutschland CleanUp Day in Bonn

Europe-wide Rhine River cleanup draws thousands of volunteers 15.09.2018

Around 1,000 tons of trash flows down the Rhine River and is dumped into the ocean every year. Armed with garbage bags and sturdy gloves, volunteers in 58 cities along the famous river decided to do something about it.

Fighting against industrial pollution in Tunisia 10.09.2018

A host of new eco-projects including a solar power station and tree plantations aims to improve the environmental situation in one part of Tunisia.
Honigglas

Hi honey, I'm not from home 07.09.2018

Every seventh jar of honey opened daily around the globe is fake honey. As global demand for the sweet stuff grows, bees are producing less as a result of pollution, thus driving up prices and attracting honey fakers.
Pendler in Frankfurt am Main vor der Skyline

Frankfurt must ban old diesel cars, court rules 05.09.2018

First Hamburg and Stuttgart, now the diesel ban has come for Germany's financial capital. A new ban could affect a quarter of vehicles in Frankfurt, as well as countless commuters.
Irland | Besuch Papst Franziskus

Pope Francis calls for end to plastic pollution of oceans 01.09.2018

The pope has called for an end to plastic pollution of the oceans and universal access to drinking water. This adds to his eco-friendly profile, but claims of an inadequate response to pedophilia accusations still swirl.
Bali Plastik

Bali takes on plastic pollution 31.08.2018

With its stunning beaches, the Indonesian island of Bali draws tourists from around the world. But plastics are spoiling the view, spurring locals to take action — from production to disposal.
Meeresschildkröte frisst Plastik-Müll

Living Planet: Plastic planet? 30.08.2018

We are drowning in plastic! It pollutes our oceans, beaches, rivers and forests. Let's talk solutions. We meet "trash heroes" in Indonesia's Bali who are trying to do away with plastic. The East African country of Kenya was so fed up with its plastic waste, it imposed a ban on plastic bags one year ago. We check in to see how they are faring. And we have more on bioplastics.
Biologisch abbaubare Plastikfolie

Living Planet: What are bioplastics? 30.08.2018

There's a broad range of bioplastics. Not all bioplastics are necessarily made from natural renewable materials — at least not completely. We speak to chemical engineering professor Bruce Ramsay who's with Canada's Queens University. Can you walk us through the differences when it comes to non-plastic? Let's maybe start out by explaining the terms bio-based, biodegradable and compostable.
Indien Mumbai - Plastikmüll am Strand

Living Planet: Morocco fights trash by the sea 30.08.2018

The white sand along Morocco's coast is extremely popular with tourists who come to enjoy scenic walks, soak up the sun and go swimming. One would think. But imagine wading into the water, feeling the salt on your skin, diving under the waves… and swimming into a cluster of plastic waste. Morocco depends on tourism, and yet attempts to implement a new environmental protection regime are flagging.
Bali Plastik

Living Planet: Indonesia's Bali cleans up its beaches 30.08.2018

A video of a diver swimming through a nightmarish soup of plastic bags and food wrappers off the coast of Bali in Indonesia went viral earlier this year, sparking anger and calls for action to tackle ocean pollution. Indonesia is the world's second-largest source of marine plastic waste, after China. Maria Bakkalapulo went to Bali to find out how people there are trying to cut down on plastic.
Kenia - Stoffbeutel in Markt

Living Planet: One year after Kenya's ban on plastic bags 30.08.2018

About one year ago, Kenya introduced one of the toughest plastic bans on the planet: People producing, selling or even using plastic bags now risk being jailed — or face fines of up to tens of thousands of US dollars! Plastic bags used to be very popular at markets, where they were given out for free. So what's the situation like now, one year after the ban was introduced?

Kenia Kampf gegen Plastiktüten

Visiting Kenya a year into its plastic bag ban 28.08.2018

A year ago, Kenya banned plastic bags and introduced the toughest rules in the book to punish anyone caught making, selling or using them. Have these measures worked?
Deutschland Stau in München

Bavarian judges want politicians jailed for ignoring anti-pollution directives 27.08.2018

Jail for regional politicians defying a court order is being sought by Bavaria's top administrative chamber. Bavaria's government says the judicial "threat" for its failure to tackle Munich's air pollution is "absurd."
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