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A drop of water coming out of a faucet

Water is a human right, UN says

With a clear majority vote, the United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution to make access to water a basic human right. »

 
 
Men stand on the riverbank holding large pans

Fight against blood diamonds can't be forgotten, campaigner says

Blood diamonds continue to fuel conflicts around the world, but it's taken a splash of celebrity for the global community to take note, says Global Witness campaigner Elly Harrowell. »

 
 
Entrance to the seed vault

Arctic ice keeps seeds safe from climate change, catastrophes

More than half a million seeds have been put into a deep freeze in Norway to protect them from wars, climate change and unforeseen catastrophes. In its second year of operation, the vaults still have space. »

 
 
 
The Plastiki boat sails near Sydney's famous opera house

Ship of plastic bottles completes Pacific voyage

The 'Plastiki' has been dubbed a message in a bottle. The ship is built from plastic bottles and has just completed a voyage across the Pacific to draw attention to the vast amount of plastic waste poisoning our seas. »

 
 
Audios and videos on the topic
Large buckets of fish with the ocean in the background

Impact of bycatch on sea animals goes unnoticed, expert says

Certain methods result in fishing vessels pulling in large amount of animals they didn't intend to catch. One environmentalist told DW large-scale fishing is possible without such bycatch. »

 
 

Spills

Exxon Valdez

Oil spills

Oil companies don't have a good record when it comes to paying compensation after oil spills.»

 
 

GMOs

Inside a French-based research lab of US agricultural biotechnology corporation Monsanto

GM solution?

The EU offers a compromise on GM crops that upsets both sides of the debate.»

 
 

Women

Two women gather up mud and dirt

Empowering women

EU-funded work programs in Bangladesh are designed to empower women, but may not go far enough.»

 
 
 
Blue-green algae in the harbour of Stralsund, Germany

Algae bloom suffocates life in the Baltic Sea

They're generating menacing images, and can be a serious environmental threat: Algae are spreading across the Baltic, depleting the oxygen which plants and animals need to survive, but how bad is the situation really? »

 
 
An Ivorian man wears a mask at Akuedo near Abidjan where toxic waste was dumped

Oil company fined over Ivory Coast toxic dump

A Dutch court has fined oil firm Trafigura one million euros for violating European laws on the export of waste, four years after the company dumped toxic waste meant to remain in Amsterdam in Ivory Coast. »

 
 
The Sizewell nuclear plant site in eastern England

UK's new nuclear deserves equal status with renewables, report says

A new study argues that nuclear energy is key to the British government's CO2 reduction goals. But without major reforms to encourage private investment, plans to construct new atomic power plants could grind to a halt. »

 
 
 
An aerial shot of a mangrove

Battling the weather with branches and roots

A new book about the state of the world's mangroves urges governments to protect their saline trees and shrubs or live to regret it. »

 
 

The islands of the Maldives seen from the air

Climate protection in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea's rainforest is under threat. The population is growing, and with it the harvesting of natural resources. Locals are learning how to farm sustainably, to protect the country's unique biodiversity.  »

 

Environment

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Religion

The Turkish city of Antakya has become an example of religious tolerance.

Development
Miners pan for diamonds in northeastern Sierra Leone

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Wind turbines in Chile

With 25 wind parks in the pipeline, Chile has great potential on the renewable energy front.

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DW looks at how the effects of climate change manifest themselves in Greenland.

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