Every Thursday, a new episode of Living Planet brings you environment stories from around the world, digging deeper into topics that touch our lives every day. The prize-winning, weekly half-hour radio magazine and podcast is produced by Deutsche Welle, Germany's international broadcaster - visit dw.com/environment for more.
https://www.dw.com/en/living-planet/program-19028671?maca=en-podcast_living-planet-948-xml-mrss
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 9 days 18 hours 15 minutes
Living Planet: Bird's-eye view
What's happening to our birds? French songbirds are disappearing, Berlin's pigeons are thriving, and wetland birds all over the world are suffering from lead poisoning. As they say, what's good for the goose is good for the gander — and what's bad for the birds is definitely bad news for us humans.
Living Planet: Extreme weather and us
From hurricanes in the Caribbean to drought in Africa and the Middle East —As our planet warms, extreme weather events are becoming ever more frequent and intense. But people around the world are learning to adapt to these disasters and make a new, greener start.
Living Planet: Our edible footprint
From wine to maple syrup, some of our most-loved delicacies could be at risk from climate change if we don't act fast. Plus, the humble sandwich may not be as environmentally innocent as you think.
Living Planet: Nature in transition
On this week's show, Colombia's impressive birdlife has survived civil war. Can it now help save the country's forests? Alien iguanas are invading the US state of Florida with dramatic results. Plus, why South-East Asia's longest river could be destroyed in just a few decades.
Living Planet: Playing with food
From cultured cabbages to musical leeks, we explore the weird and wonderful ways that we use and produce food.
Living Planet: After the storm
In 2017, two hurricanes of the highest intensity — Category 5 — wreaked havoc on the Caribbean islands. Irma came first, Maria followed, leaving a trail of destruction, displacing communities, and causing billions of dollars in damage. Now, six months on, the still-recovering island nations are having to prepare for the next hurricane season that's just months away.
Living Planet: Nuclear, post-Fukushima
Seven years on from Fukushima, we look at Japan's controversial efforts to send evacuees home, and battles raging in France and the UK over where to store nuclear waste. And we ask if, for all this, there's still a place for CO2-free atomic energy in a world threatened by climate change?
Living Planet: Surprise, surprise!
Our planet is full of surprises, from burning ice to clever fish! Expect the unexpected on this week's episode of Living Planet.
Living Planet: The limits of exploitation
Our forests are rich in trees, our seas are full of fish, the earth holds a wealth of precious metals – but for how long?
Living Planet: Animals, to cuddle or kill?
Shoot to kill or live and let live? We're not always kind to animals, unless perhaps they're in a zoo. We'll get up close and personal with a zebra finch and find out why Germans really love their bears.