European Cities Are Testing Greener Ways to Live With Heat, Energy and Transport

Across Europe, cities are testing cleaner transport, heat reuse, green infrastructure and resilience measures that make urban life more comfortable and efficient.

Across Europe, cities are testing cleaner transport, heat reuse, green infrastructure and resilience measures that make urban life more comfortable and efficient.

Restrictions on plastic-containing wet wipes are part of wider efforts to reduce sewer blockages, river pollution and avoidable plastic waste.

The BASC Wildlife Fund’s David Gray scholarship supports people studying conservation-related subjects and preparing for practical countryside work.

A grant to the National Biodiversity Network Trust supports the data infrastructure behind wildlife recording and conservation decisions in the UK.

EU countries are preparing national restoration plans under the Nature Restoration Regulation, turning targets into practical restoration pathways.

World Rewilding Day 2026 gave European and global projects a shared moment to explain how restoring natural processes can help wildlife and people.

A new film connected Danube Delta nature recovery with the wider human meaning of restoring damaged landscapes.

Rewilding teams in Croatia’s Velebit Mountains are supporting the return of red deer as part of broader ecosystem recovery.

Plans reported for government-owned land include prison tree nurseries, peatland restoration on military ranges and wildlife crossings near roads and railways.

Leicestershire County Council backed plans to explore wild beaver releases as part of flood reduction, habitat restoration and nature recovery work.