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View of a manta ray swimming in the ocean

How sea animals are inspiring autonomous robots

How sea animals are inspiring autonomous robots

EvoLogics, a Berlin-based market leader for maritime surveying, uses gadgets inspired by sea creatures.
TechnologyNovember 21, 202404:24 min
People walk outside the Baku Olympic Stadium at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit.

At COP29 climate talks, Africa's patience wears thin

At COP29 climate talks, Africa's patience wears thin

Seventeen of the 20 most climate-vulnerable nations are in Africa. For COP29 delegates, hope for progress is fading.
ClimateNovember 21, 2024
Svitlana Hrynchuk, Ukraine's Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, speaks during a press conference at the United Nations climate change conference COP29

Is climate protection possible in times of war?

Is climate protection possible in times of war?

Despite the ongoing war, Ukraine's environment minister tells DW the country is pushing sustainability and green energy.
PoliticsNovember 21, 202412:52 min
Activists participate in a demonstration for climate finance at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit

EU climate chief calls draft climate text 'unacceptable'

EU climate chief calls draft climate text 'unacceptable'

A draft COP29 climate text has revealed divisions between developing and industrialized countries on a new finance goal.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 21, 2024
Construction site of a hydro-power plant in India's Himalaya region.

Fast development destabilizes India's Himalaya region

Fast development destabilizes India's Himalaya region

India is boosting infrastructure development in the Himalayan region, but this comes with high environmental costs.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 21, 202403:31 min
Susana Muhamad, environment minister of Colombia, speaks to The Associated press at the COP29

Can Colombia create a future without fossil fuels?

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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A forest with huge areas missing - as seen from above

EU Parliament delays, waters down law to slow deforestation

Environmental NGOs and scientists warn that delaying the law to appease industry will threaten forests and the climate.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 14, 2024
Close-up of Lee Zeldin

Who is Lee Zeldin, Trump's pick as new EPA head?

Trump loyalist Lee Zeldin is expected to undo dozens of regulations as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 13, 2024
A man walks down a tree-lined street in Mumbai

How green are Asia's cities?

Tree cover can keep cities livable as heat waves increase. DW looks at tree coverage in over 40 major cities in Asia.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 1, 2024
Activists swimming in the Baltic Sea in front of a ship carrying Russian oil, holding up a banner reading 'no money for war'

Russian oil tankers threaten Baltic Sea environment

Hundreds of Russian oil tankers pass through the Baltic Sea. Many of them are dilapidated and uninsured.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 31, 2024
Indien | Wildtiere in Stadtnähe | Leoparden

How can India stop deadly leopard attacks?

Leopard attacks have risen in India recently as agricultural and residential areas encroach upon the animal's habitat.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 31, 2024
A wolf growls next to the body of its prey

Spain's farmers, wolves clash in ongoing battle

Wolves in Spain are killing livestock, and farmers want to bring back wolf culls. But EU rules on hunting are stringent.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 31, 202404:39 min
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