Germany has used open cast mining to retrieve brown coal, or lignite, for decades. A biologist is now replanting the devastated landscapes - returning many rare species to where they once thrived.
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The Polish government has said closing the Turow lignite mine would result in the layoff of thousands of workers and cutting power to millions of homes. It says the Czech Republic and Germany still operate lignite mines.
Without action, more than 1 million plant and animal species could disappear by the end of the century. Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Germany was committed to halting that trend.
Our ecosystem hangs in a fragile balance. When a species is gone, or the climate has changed, or a landscape is destroyed it will always have consequences for all of us.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the UN's COP26 summit in November must deliver "concrete measures" to tackle climate change. She used her weekly podcast to highlight World Environment Day.
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