Now playing Next Green News Outrage as man kills critically endangered bear in Italy The popular bear had been spotted earlier this week in the region taking a stroll with her two cubs. 01/09/2023
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Now playing Next Living Living near a park can reduce your biological age by 2.5 years Could living near a park make you ‘younger’ than your actual age? 29/06/2023
Now playing Next Nature ‘Paradise’: In the only capital city with a national wildlife park 117 km2 of green space filled with wildlife can be found just outside the centre of Kenya’s capital. 15/06/2023
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Now playing Next Nature UK national park changes name and logo in response to climate crisis Brecon Beacons National Park has reclaimed its original Welsh name as part of a new sustainability drive. Here's why. 17/04/2023
Now playing Next Green News Here’s why Albania is our Green country of the month It’s not the biggest or most powerful nation, but has led by example in preserving a precious natural asset in March 2023. 31/03/2023
Now playing Next Nature Albania's Vjosa becomes Europe's first wild river national park It will be conserved as a living, free-flowing river, to the benefit of people and nature. 15/03/2023
Now playing Next Nature Visiting parks reduces prescription mental health drug use Visiting urban green spaces reduces mental health drug use, new research finds. 18/01/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Frieze Sculpture: Merging art with nature at London's Regent's Park London's Regent's Park has been transformed into an outdoor gallery, thanks to the return of the Frieze Sculpture Park. But what's on display? 11/10/2022
Now playing Next no comment Portuguese park fire under control but new heat wave expected High temperatures, strong winds and severe drought helped fuel Portugal's biggest fire of the summer 19/08/2022
Now playing Next Nature Visitors to world’s tallest tree could face up to 6 months in prison Officials say it isn’t worth risking the penalty to visit the world record holding tree as it can't easily be seen from the ground. 02/08/2022
Now playing Next Spain Spain's Doñana National Park under threat as groundwater pumping continues UNESCO Heritage Site, Doñana National Park is drying out as rising temperatures, reduced rainfall and the pumping of groundwater for intensive agricultural purposes shrink the region’s aquifer. The wetlands are home to a variety of flora and fauna and also support many endangered migratory birds. 27/05/2022
Now playing Next Nature This hidden greenhouse grows plants for all of London's Royal Parks Hidden in central London is one of the biggest glasshouses in the UK which grows enough plants to keep the city’s Royal Parks in bloom. 30/04/2022
Now playing Next Green News New York City's Central Park is now a 'lab' to study climate change The Central Park Climate Lab team wants to use data from satellites and on the ground to study seasonal patterns and how plant and animal life respond to shifting weather. 22/04/2022
Now playing Next Nature Karachi’s urban forest is bringing nature to the heart of the city Six years ago this was an abandoned waste land, now it's a nature filled forest in the middle of Pakistan's largest city. 23/01/2022
Now playing Next no comment Life on the streets of Kabul after Taliban takeover Afghanistan, which relies heavily on foreign aid, faces near-total poverty resulting from political instability, frozen foreign reserves and a collapsed public finance system. 25/09/2021
Now playing Next Italy Italian politician resigns after trying to rename a park 'Mussolini' A member of Italy's far-right League has resigned after he proposed renaming a town square after the brother of dictator Mussolini. 27/08/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK police appeal after woman wearing Charlie Hebdo t-shirt is stabbed The incident took place in Hyde Park's historic Speakers' Corner, where people have gathered to speak and debate for more than 150 years. 26/07/2021