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Nature and Environment

Readers' choice: Top environment stories of 2017

December 29, 2017

From increasing wolf populations in Germany to ice shelves breaking apart in Antarctica — DW shares your favorite environment stories of the year.

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A large balloon depicting the earth at the summer fete of energy group EnBW in Berlin with a man in front
Image: picture-alliance/dpa/S. Stache

Animals, energy sources and ice caps all made it into the top 10 list. Here are DW's most-clicked environment stories from 2017.

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Baby wolves play in the grass

More wolves now live in Germany, data shows

Researchers have found 60 packs are now living across Germany - which is likely to frustrate farmers
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 23, 2017
"Fishing for Leave" campaign on the Thames

UK withdrawal from EU fisheries agreement

Contention over post-Brexit environmental regulation as UK withdraws from fishing convention.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 4, 2017
Microplastics - researcher analysing a water sampl

Plastic pollution in global tap water

Invisible plastic fibers are polluting the drinking water. Where do they come from, and what are the risks?
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 7, 2017
Klimakonferenz Bonn Demonstrationen gegen Kohle

Climate activists march to keep coal in ground

At least 11,000 people in Bonn demanded that Germany exit from coal-fired power, ahead of the COP23 climate conference.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 4, 2017
Antarktis Riss im Larsen-C-Schelfeis

'The consequences could be dire'

The imminent breakoff of an iceberg and possible collapse of a large ice shelf in Antarctica worries scientists. Why?
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 3, 2017
California Governor Jerry Brown at the America's Pledge launch event at COP23 climate summit in Bonn

Jerry Brown on climate action

Default US climate leader California Governor Jerry Brown tells DW what it will take to beat Trump on climate.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 13, 2017
Mann vor Globus Ballon Symbolbild Klimawandel

Four climate change myths, debunked

DW takes a look at some of the arguments used most by climate deniers and sets out the facts.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 21, 2017
Hand holding charging plug next to a VW Golf GTE hybrid on display at Auto China in Beijing

How eco-friendly are e-cars?

E-cars are supposed to be greener - but in some ways, they are bad for the environment. So what's the balance?
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 4, 2017
Regenwurm

Dwindling earthworm numbers

Environmentalists are worried about a drop in numbers of earthworms, which are crucial for recuperating our soil.
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 30, 2017
Köln The Good Food Lebensmittel Nicole Klaski, (DW/I. Barrios)

Germany's first food-waste supermarket

The first supermarket to sell only salvaged food waste has opened in Germany.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 6, 2017