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Green living

A hot new buzzword is green living. How do you live a sustainable lifestyle?

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In a mountainous area, a man photographs, or films, a group of three women standing side by side

Saving Ladakh: Locals lead sustainable tourism drive

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
Three tourists on the sunny deck of a solar-powered boat in Berlin, Germany.

Green tourism: How Berlin is leading the way

Green tourism: How Berlin is leading the way

Germany's capital draws millions yearly and is easing the strain with eco-hotels, solar boats and sheep-grazed parks.
TravelSeptember 1, 202506:53 min
Kwaku Bediako, a man wearing dark sunglasses and a red shirt, poses with his hands together in his studio

How to build the world's biggest sustainable clothing brand

How to build the world's biggest sustainable clothing brand

Can old clothes really be new again? Let's find out from Ghana's fashion visionary, Kwaku Bediako.
BusinessAugust 20, 202505:53 min
Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan reacts from the cockput with pumped fists after receiving the news that he beat the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane.

Swiss pilot breaks record for highest solar-powered flight

Swiss pilot breaks record for highest solar-powered flight

He took off from an airport in Switzerland, where he was able to take advantage of warm air thermals.
TechnologyAugust 14, 202501:55 min
Two protesters in white coats outside a bank hold up placards reading 'Invest in biodiversity not oil'

Trillions for oil: Why investors won't go green

Trillions for oil: Why investors won't go green

Investors are still injecting trillions into the fossil fuel industry despite pledging to divest for the climate.
ClimateAugust 8, 2025
Two people talking, standing on a flat roof with solar systems.

The green mirage: Is any energy in Tamil Nadu sustainable?

The green mirage: Is any energy in Tamil Nadu sustainable?

Abandoned solar panels, failed wind turbines – Tamil Nadu’s green energy dreams are faltering. Was it all greenwashing?
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 8, 202507:29 min
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Aerial photo of a landfill with an excavator.

Is Capannori in Italy a zero-waste city?

In Capannori, about 50,000 residents live by the zero-waste principle: producing almost no garbage.
ClimateJuly 17, 202505:10 min
A woman drills into the floor surrounded by building tools and materials

More gardens, fewer parking lots: Swiss cities go green

Swiss activists are using jackhammers to break up concrete-covered urban areas.
ClimateJuly 3, 202505:15 min
A pile of raw cow hides

Are designer handbags linked to illegal deforestation?

Leather from cattle raised on deforested areas in Brazil is being made into luxury items in Italy, investigation finds.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 28, 2025
Bottles lie on the seabed of the port of Votsi while volunteer divers from the environmental organization Aegean Rebreath collect garbage - on the Greek island of Alonissos.

Greece's island of Alonissos a model for marine conservation

Off the island of Alonissos, volunteer divers are supporting an EU-funded cleanup to protect marine life.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 31, 20258 images
Rwandan architect Jean-Paul Sebuhayi in his office

Rwandan architect redesigns urban development in Africa

Jean-Paul Sebuhayi was one of the first graduates of Rwanda's only school of architecture.
ArchitectureMay 6, 202506:22 min
An elk in the forest

How Slow TV brings us closer to nature

A rushing river, a soaring bird, a rustle of leaves and … that’s about all. Slow TV is gaining popularity. But why?
Nature and EnvironmentMay 3, 2025
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