Sand dunes offer clues to coastal erosion and how to prevent it
The management of these natural barriers through the ages could hold lessons for coping with climate change and rising sea levels today.
By SOFIA STRODT
The 200...
Greenpeace occupies Fluxys LNG terminal in Zeebrugge
This morning 10 climbers and 12 kayaktivists from Greenpeace Belgium occupied Fluxys terminal in Zeebrugge to denounce Fluxys’ role, among European gas operators, in...
From Arctic to Alps, icy exploration expands understanding of global warming
Microalgae in sediments signal what happened in the environment thousands of years ago, illuminating the range of future climate-change impacts.
By VEDRANA SIMIČEVIĆ
In the freezing Arctic...
Butterflies and dodos hold clues to protecting biodiversity
Although too late for the famed flightless bird, new scientific findings on the winged insects could help preserve animal species.
By MICHAEL ALLEN
Yolanda Melero, an ecology...
In India, natural ways to clean up wastewater promise big benefits
European researchers are working alongside Indian experts to rethink the collection, decontamination and reuse of sewage in the world’s most populous country.
By HELEN MASSY-BERESFORD
Winding its...
White Paper: 2040 vision for a sustainable future requires radical rethink on EU materials and waste policy
Rewiring our relationship with resources through the Waste Framework Directive (WFD) is vital for the EU to continue to innovate and lead the world...
Russia’s Aughinish alumina refinery faces environmental protests in Limerick
Rusal, the international mining and metals giant headquartered in Moscow, Russia, which owns the huge Aughinish alumina refinery in the Shannon Estuary, is facing...
Fake climate solutions that are making climate change worse
“We are ‘greening’ ourselves to extinction,” notes Vijay Kolinjivadi, a post-doctoral fellow at the Institute of Development Policy at the University of Antwerp, at...
Saving oranges and lemons in Europe from devastating pests
The EU is tackling plant diseases that could put the squeeze on citrus production in Spain and other Member States.
By PIETER DEVUYST
Many people love citrus...
Disaster risks out of control despite global agreement to stop them
Increasing numbers of people are being affected by larger, ever more complex and more expensive disasters because decision makers are failing to put people...