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Costing the Earth
Hit the Gas!
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The State of Nature
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Indian Impact
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Insect Extinction?
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Fire in the Amazon
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Ghost Fishing
Plastic 'ghost gear' left in the sea by fishing causes problems. Lucy Siegle discovers why
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The e-DNA Revolution
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Carbon Free Islands
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Powering Britain
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Plastic Gardens
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Iron Curtain Turns Green
The Iron Curtain was an accidental wildlife haven. Nature still thrives in the deathzone.
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Costing the Earth
Thames Revival
From biologically dead to a vital wildlife habitat. Helen Czerski cruises the Thames.
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Costing the Earth
Dry Me A River
Northern English rivers are flooding whilst southern rivers dry up. Tom Heap investigates.
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