Europe

Written by: Marta Torre-Schaub A little over three years ago, a group of Portuguese youths filed a legal action against 33 European governments to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) over what they say is a failure to adequately...

Written by: Kimberly White  The European Union has teamed up with the Smurfs in an effort to encourage people to take action and protect the world’s oceans. The Smurfs will be joining the EU Beach Cleanup campaign.  “The Smurfs have always...

Written by: Kimberly White In January, Environment Secretary Michael Gove called upon people to join together to protect the environment. While speaking at the ZSL London Zoo, Gove launched the Year of Green Action,  a government initiative aiming to raise...

Written by: Kimberly White In 2010, Norway and Indonesia joined together for a climate and forest partnership to support Indonesia’s efforts to reduce emissions caused by deforestation. Norway pledged to support Indonesia with up to $1 billion USD....

Written by: Kimberly White Last week the European Commission launched the 2019 edition of the European Social Innovation Competition in Ljubljana, Slovenia. This year’s theme is Challenging Plastic Waste. The European Commission is seeking ideas and projects focused on reducing...

Written by: Datuk Darrel Webber The city of Chester celebrates as it becomes the world’s first ‘Sustainable Palm Oil City’. This is no small feat and could in fact be a transformational catalyst, long-needed for the downstream sustainable palm oil...

Written by: Sian Green Wildlife populations are declining globally, but it’s not all doom and gloom. We’re in the midst of an exciting time for UK mammals. There are beavers and wild boar living free in the UK again. Otter populationsare recovering and can now be found in...

Written by: Dr. Sharon George and Carolyn Roberts Microplastics have been discovered in a remote area of the French Pyrenees mountains. The particles travelled through the atmosphere and were blown into the once pristine region by the wind, according to...

Written by: Kimberly White The competition for Europe’s greenest cities is heating up. Six cities have entered the last stage of the European Commission’s European Green Capital and European Green Leaf competitions. Since its 2010 launch, the European Green Capital...

Written by: Olivia Norfolk Since the end of World War II, 97% of the UK’s wildflower meadows have been dug up or destroyed. Many won’t remember a time when the countryside was filled with grassland that rippled with rainbows of flowers, but...