After centuries of reshaping the land, the Dutch are embracing the philosophy of meebewegen — learning to live with water rather than against it. Will graceful, sustainable floating neighbourhoods offer a way forward as the sea continues to rise?

Chongqing is the largest city in the world, known to (almost) no one, yet it is the protagonist of an extraordinary urban experiment. And the future of China today passes through here

Threatened by human activity, climate change and the war in Ukraine, Romania's Danube Delta is home to a wonderful and fragile water labyrinth that must be defended at all way

In Hungary, the last steppe of Europe is an exceptional habitat rich in biodiversity and tradition. But advancing modernity, intensive agriculture and severe water shortages are seriously threatening it

The fragile Wadden Sea is one of the last wilderness areas in Europe. Threateded by climate change, it has become a laboratory of innovative eco-sustainable practices

The world’s most valuable marble has been quarried in Carrara for two thousand years. But is it still sustainable?

Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields: the world’s most fearsome super-volcano is a potential time bomb

Hundreds of thousands of tons of plastic end up in the Mediterranean (and oceans around the world) every year. To see this for yourself, just take a walk along any beach after a storm

A journey through Gran Paradiso, one of the world’s oldest parks

It’s ten years since the Costa Concordia disaster, and the ship no longer exists. And yet objects from that tragedy can be found all over Italy. They are relics that tell stories

Climate change in the Mediterranean, new crops, damaged farmland and super technologies

The Indian capital is the world’s most polluted city. And the consequences are disastrous

A journey to Churchill, in Canada — the southernmost place on Earth where, between October and November, polar bears can be observed. Yet with global warming and melting ice, these magnificent creatures face a real risk of extinction