In war-torn Ukraine, the world’s oldest steppe reserve – home to zebras, buffaloes and wildebeests – fights for survival.
One of the great European rivers, the Dniester has been heavily exploited in the past century and today faces numerous environmental threats. One man has taken up the task of saving it.
With 300,000 hectares of forests, fields and steppes damaged by fire, the war in Ukraine has done huge damage to the country’s environment. But there has been an upside: a new green spirit is taking root.
Ukraine’s Priazovskii National Park epitomises the problems faced by the world’s natural areas. And that’s not to mention the war.
There are thousands of lost oil and gas wells scattered across Pennsylvania, the industrial legacy of a previous era. Now, someone is looking for them.
Edward Sawicki is a farmer from northern Poland, fighting a private war against shale gas exploration. His goal: Leave the slightest trace possible on this earth.
Poland is said to be spearheading the development of shale gas in Europe, but there aren’t enough drilling rigs. Dimiter Kenarov goes in search of one.
The Rosia Montana mine is one of the oldest mines in the world, but now it threatens to destroy the ancient village it long ago built.
A crew of Bosnian snowboarders want to restore their capital’s war-ravaged Olympic resorts to international glory, and a burgeoning adventure-travel scene just might make it possible.
Zulbie Ahmed, modern-minded mayor of Ovchari, takes a strong stand against a modern mining company—she confronts the managers of Dundee Precious Metals and consistently votes against their plans.