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Relief International Lebanon Country Director returns to CNN to discuss the crisis in Lebanon

On September 29, 2024, Relief International Lebanon Country Director Giacomo Baldini spoke for a second time with CNN about the crisis unfolding in the Lebanon, and the impact it is having on communities all over the country. According to the UN, nearly 120,000 have been displaced because of the violence and nearly 1000 killed. Approximately […]

London’s new urban greening structure is a ‘garden for insects and people’

The ‘greening machine’ project, Vert, is part of the London Design Festival Outside the Chelsea College of Arts in London, UK, a 10-metre ‘urban greening’ structure has been unveiled: a showcase of using natural materials in construction to support biodiversity. The project, Vert, is designed to address challenges that are common to urban areas, such as […]

What went right this week: the world’s ‘best’ 15-minute city, plus more

‘IVF corals’ survived marine heatwave Scientists are pleasantly surprised after lab-grown corals were found to have survived a marine heatwave in the Caribbean. As temperatures rose last summer, conservationists noticed that the corals – bred using in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and planted on reefs by hand – appeared to be surviving the heat, while other […]

The Dutch ‘tile whipping’ competition to green gardens and streets

The national tegelwippen contest seeks to restore greenery and help the Netherlands meet its climate targets Move over, football. The Netherlands has a new national sport, one helping to greenify gardens and rewild urban spaces. This year marks the fourth annual Tegelwippen – which translates literally as ‘tile whipping’ – where Dutch municipalities compete in […]

Remote rescue: how aviation skills picked up in the RAF during the second world war can save lives today

When the second world war ended, a group of RAF personnel resolved to do something positive with their newly honed skills. This led to the founding of a charity that’s now the world’s largest humanitarian air operator Atauro Island in Timor-Leste is a tropical paradise of turquoise waters, swaying palms, white sandy beaches and some […]

Bird Photographer of the Year 2024 winners – in pictures

The annual contest celebrates birds’ beauty and supports their conservation. Read the stories behind 10 winning shots A tobogganing penguin, balletic goldfinch and a Peregrine Falcon fledgling gleefully chasing a butterfly are among the winning shots in this year’s Bird Photographer of the Year competition. Keen-eyed snappers from all over the world entered more than […]