Environment

Breakthrough for French ornithologists as the vulture species, once thought to be extinct, now has around 2,000 breeding couples around France

A new waste collection payment system is being gradually introduced to residents in one department of France – the more bags you throw out, the more you pay.

French company MéGo! is the first of its kind in Europe to recycle cigarette ends into useful end products

Expanding Paris is threatening gardens which, for over a century, have been oases of green, reports Mike Diliën

A peaceful rural landscape described by Marcel Proust in A la recherche du temps perdu could be surrounded by 150m wind turbines unless literature-lovers win a last-gasp fight.

Which department in France has the most pleasant climate? We currently live in the mountains of Málaga province in Spain, and we, and our dogs, really struggle with the heat two months of the year. We all love crisp winter days, a promising fresh and bright spring, and glorious autumn leaves. We love summer, but not 40c heat!

Nests of dangerous Asian hornets are expected to be widespread this summer after a sunny spring.

A scientist is demanding a review of the use of natural bio mosquito control, claiming it is harmful to some birds.

Landscape gardener Eric Lenoir refuses to systematically mow lawns for clients, saying it is better to let the grass grow.

Should a bug that eats harmful ragweed be deliberately introduced into France?

In this month's round up of the environmental news making headlines in France, we talk air quality, beekeeping, and the new must-buy eco-friendly rosé from the Loire.

In this month's round up of the positive environmental news making headlines in France, we talk waste, pesticide use, and solar panels on a supermarket.

Nature and ecology groups supported by about 100 mayors have lost an urgent legal challenge to laws allowing farmers to spray weedkiller and pesticides close to homes in the French countryside.

The survival of some of nature’s most beautiful creatures is in your hands. Jane Hanks looks at how the drop in butterfly numbers can be reversed

Unwanted seashells reborn as frames for sunglasses

Waste not, want not is key to kitchen savings