environment
Talking Europe
Top Green MEP Ska Keller on fighting pollution & suffering personal attacks
Ska Keller, the recently-elected Co-President of the Greens group in the European Parliament, tells us why social inequality and human rights are as much "green" policy areas as…
France In Focus
On the green slopes: An eco-friendly revolution in French ski resorts?
In this edition we're in the French Alps, the Trois Vallées to be precise. It's the largest skiing area in the world, where you have an incredible 600 kilometres of slopes to…
In The French Papers
'Let the Games Begin: Kim Jong-un on Ice'
FRENCH PAPERS - Fri. 09.02.18: We take a look at how the French press are covering the start of the Winter Games in South Korea. Also, we discuss how France's ecology minister is…
Access Asia
China's 'Great Green Wall': Country battles large-scale desertification
Decades ago, China began building a so-called "Great Green Wall" to halt desertification. Despite this, some 3,000 square kilometres of land are lost every year, ravaging…
In Senegal: Macron pledges aid for 'Africa's Venice'
French President Emmanuel Macron got a rousing welcome Saturday from tens of thousands as he visited the historic city of Saint-Louis, Senegal's former capital.
Down To Earth
Could Bitcoin cost us our clean energy future?
Gone are the days when it was just a currency for geeks. 2017 was without a doubt the year of the ubiquitous Bitcoin. In the past year, investors have flocked to the highly…
Down To Earth
How ethical is your smartphone?
In the last decade, more than seven billion smartphones of all makes have been produced in the world, almost as many people as there are on the planet. On average we upgrade our…
Last three years were hottest on record, says UN weather agency
Last year was the second or third warmest on record behind 2016, and the hottest without an extra dose of heat caused by an El Niño event in the Pacific Ocean, the United Nations…
Focus
Rise of sandstorms plagues Middle East
Sandstorms have long been known to cause chaos in the Middle East - blocking out the sun in the middle of the day, or leaving passenger jets grounded on the airport tarmac. But…
In The French Papers
Cop-out or ecological victory? France scraps plans for controversial airport
IN THE FRENCH PAPERS - Thursday, January 18: The French government scraps plans for a controversial airport that's been the source of conflict between previous governments and…
French government drops divisive airport plan
France’s government said Wednesday it was shelving plans to build a new airport in the west of the country, ending a dispute that has prompted nearly a decade of sometimes…
Focus
Video: Indigenous Filipinos risk their lives to defend their land
The Philippines was the world's deadliest country for land rights and environmental activists last year, according to a report released in December. Rights advocacy group PAN…
In The Papers