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DW's top environment stories of 2013

Loveday Wright, Sarah SteffenDecember 26, 2013

It's time to take a look back at our best feature stories of 2013, covering all things environment - from climate change to protecting animals and habitats, food security and water scarcity.

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Masai shepherds goats Photo: picture alliance/Kai-Uwe Wärner

Masai struggle

As drought kills off their herds, the Masai struggle to survive in an unpredictable climate.
August 9, 2013
Thai people are reflected in a puddle in Bangkok (photo: CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP/GettyImages)

Under water

Scientists warn time is running out to prevent Thailand's capital from sinking further.
May 2, 2013
Eine reihe Kühe im Stall; 16.02.2013, Laplume (Frankreich); Copyright: DW/C. Lomas

Flatulent cows

French farmers are protecting the climate by reducing emissions from flatulent cows.
March 27, 2013
PHOTO INFO Title: Vietnam Factory 1 Keywords: Vietnam Timber Who is the photographer: Marianne Brown When was the picture taken: September 24 Where was the picture taken: Quang Nam province, Vietnam Description: What are we seeing in this picture? Who are we seeing? A worker in a conical hat sorts pieces of timber at a wood processing factory in central Vietnam.

Vietnamese tree rescue

EU import regulations are benefiting Vietnam's forests and farmers' livelihoods.
November 26, 2013
Wadi Rum desert in Jordan

Desert struggle

Tourists have an impact on Jordan’s unique Wadi Rum desert - a mixed blessing.
April 2, 2013
A forest patrol comes across an illegal logger with a chainsaw in Prey Lang. Who is the photographer: Cheth Tan When was the picture taken: Feb. 20, 2013 Where was the picture taken: Prey Lang forest

Forest activist

A Cambodian woman overturns traditional gender roles as she fights to save Prey Lang forest.
March 21, 2013
Funeral pyres burn as boats lie tethered on the banks of the Ganges river in Varanasi (Photo: Janak Rogers)

Pollution and purity

The Ganges is a holy river for millions - it's also among the world's most polluted waterways.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 21, 2013
Uwe Wünstel probiert am Freitag (17.06.2011) auf der Heimtiermesse "Maintier" in Frankfurt am Main eine getrocknete Schabe, die von der Firma "Der Schabenkönig" aus dem pfälzischen Fischbach für den menschlichen Verzehr gezüchtet wurde. Auf der erstmals vom 17.06.2011 bis zum 19.06.2011 stattfindenden Messe zeigen 85 Aussteller Zubehör für die Heimtierhaltung und lebende Tiere. Foto: Frank Rumpenhorst dpa/lhe

Edible insects

Edible insects may become our most reliable source of protein as the world population booms.
July 11, 2013
A smallholder female farmer working a maize field in the district of Embu, Kenya - she does this all by hand using a hoe. Her farm consists of a hectare and a quarter of land, and includes milk cows, coffee, bananas, and beans. However, the most important crop is the half hectare of improved maize she grows every season.

Food security

Women make up 80 percent of Kenya's farmers - yet they face particular challenges.
April 9, 2013
Argentinian environmentalists of the city of Gualeguaychu prepare for a protest in Arroyo Verde, Enter Rios province, Argentina, 32 km from the border with Uruguay, on October 6, 2013, against the increase of the production of Finnish pulp mill UPM, placed on the Uruguayan bank of the bordering Uruguay river. The environmentalists drove along in a convoy towards the border with Uruguay crossing the General San Martin bridge which links the countries. Members of the People's Assembly of Gualeguaychu had blocked the bridge for almost four years since November 2006, as they protested against the construction of the pulp mill. AFP PHOTO/ Miguel ROJO (Photo credit should read MIGUEL ROJO/AFP/Getty Images)

Toxic pulp battle

Two of Latin America's strongest economies go to battle over pulp mill pollution.
December 2, 2013
Fotolia 7484420 clothes hanger with t-shirt © William Wang

Green dry cleaner

France is banning traditional dry cleaning products and pushing cleaners to go green.
June 18, 2013
A ship leaves the harbor in a small seaside town. (Photo: EPA/Helge Sterk)

Barents Sea boom

It's boom time for the small Norwegian town of Kirkenes on the oil-and-gas-rich Barents Sea.
June 6, 2013
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