Did you know? 🤔 9 out of 10 flowers sold in France are imported.

But a new wave of florists are fighting back 🌸🌼💐

Find out more about their locally grown, eco-friendly bouquets, made of a few surprising blooms 🌿🥕 (even carrots and artichokes!) 🌍💚

🎥 Watch here ⬇️
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💡 Sustainable summer vacacation idea: Set sail 🌊⛵⚓

From mainland France to Corsica, this co-op sailboat offers the greenest route across the Med.

@en.france24.com tested slow travel for you, a 20 hour sailing adventure with dolphins, fin whales and glowing jelly fish 🪼🐬

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🌡️ Scorching temperatures across Europe right now. For wildlife, the damage started months ago: roe deer fawns missed the food peak. Survival rates are down but scientists & volunteers are trying to save them.🦌
🎥Watch : youtu.be/GP3DqnqFFuc?si…
@en.france24.com #ClimateCrisisi#wildlifef#Francece

1/ 🌊 Can reefs survive mass tourism? (THREAD)
In Guadeloupe, thousands of tourists snorkel at the Pigeon Islands each year, putting the coral reef at risk.

🌊 Ocean warriors
As the UN Ocean Conference kicks off today, only 2.7% of seas are truly protected. In France’s Arcachon Bay, locals & scientists race to save seagrass, seahorses & native oysters, key allies in the fight for climate & biodiversity.
🎥 @en.france24.com

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1/ France is debating bringing back acetamiprid, a controversial pesticide. It’s the only country in the EU to have banned it in 2018. (THREAD)

🦊❄️ Can Arctic Foxes thrive again in the wild? (THREAD)

1/ Once on the brink of extinction, the arctic fox is finally returning to Scandinavia.

You'll never guess what they're making out of beer sludge🍻 (THREAD)

1/ Europe drinks a lot of beer but it also creates a surprising amount of waste. In France alone, over 600,000 tons of spent grain were produced in 2024. That’s 59 Eiffel Towers worth of sludge! 🍺🌍

🍺✨ BREWING A BETTER FUTURE ✨🍺
In France alone, beer production creates 600,000 tons of spent grain yearly: 59 Eiffel Towers worth!
Watch how French entrepreneurs are turning beer waste into opportunity 🌱♻️
#Sustainability #CircularEconomy #BeerInnovation #UpcycledProducts #F24 @en.france24.com

⚡️ Nickel powers the clean energy revolution.
But in Indonesia, the world’s top producer, it's fueling 🌳 deforestation, 🌊 pollution, and harming local communities.

🐛🌾 A plant, a worm, and an ecological disaster (THREAD)

Pampas grass and a carnivorous flatworm from South America are spreading across gardens in France.

They may look harmless — but they threaten biodiversity and soil health.

1/ 🌊🏄 Lacanau, a world-famous surf town in France, is facing a harsh reality: the ocean is rising and the coast is crumbling. By 2100, this seaside resort may have to retreat inland. #ClimateChange #SeaLevelRise

🧵 Your jeans are dirty... really dirty!

Not just from wear, but from toxic dyes, chemical pollution and 9,000L of water wasted per pair.

Can denim go green? Some pioneers are making it happen. 🌍👖

Let’s dive in. (THREAD) ⬇️

🐬🌊 Dolphin Crisis: The Struggle for Survival in the Bay of Biscay (Thread)

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☀️🥑Why not try a healthy French treat ? Avocados from the French Riviera ! (Thread)

Ever tasted avocados made in France? 🥑 On the #FrenchRiviera, the exotic fruit is thriving due to rising temperatures. Find out how Europe's biggest avocado consumer is trying to reduce carbon footprint with home grown "green gold" 🇨🇵🌱☀️ #Downtoearth #f24 #FrenchAvocados

At 16, a ukrainian student found a way to turn dead leaves into paper, without cutting down a single tree.

Find out how in our #F24 report @france24.com @en.france24.com

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#recycling #paperindustry #leaves #sustainability #deforestation ♻️🍂