ARTE Reportage

Sustainable forestry is preserving the huge expanses of the Maya Biosphere Reserve in Guatemala.

Together with Panama and Suriname, Bhutan is one of only three countries in the world with a negative carbon footprint.

What lessons are being learnt in Canada from the devastating forest fires of Québec in summer 2023?

Bolivia's second largest lake, has recently dried up, leaving behind a salt desert where Lake Poopó once was.

Local people are fighting to restore the ecosystem of the Niger Delta, polluted by multinational oil companies.

The majestic Andean Condor is critically endangered, but biologists in Argentina are working hard to save the revered bird.

In 2024, India experienced the longest heatwave in its history with temperatures soared to over 50°C.

‘Green colonialism’ in Rwanda and Kenya means local people lose access to their land in the name of environmental protection.

With dwindling water from the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, the Mesopotamian Marshes are drying out.

The booming goldmines in the amazon rainforest in Bolivia is causing both deforestation and causing serious health problems for the local population.

A Peruvian farmer is suing the German energy giant RWE for its carbon emissions in what is a landmark case. 

The vast capital of Indonesia, home to 31 million people is sinkingand could be entirely underwater by 2050.

In northern Kenya, a new aggressive malaria carrying mosquito has become a major threat to public health.

More than 80% of Gabon is covered with rainforest, home to the largest population of forest elephants in Africa.

Camp Fire has been the most destructive wildfire in Californian history: 18,000 buildings destroyed, 62,000 hectares scorched and a death toll of 85. 

New forests in New Zealand, planted to absorb greenhouse gases come with unexpected environmental problems.

Paradise islands synonymous with hell? Welcome to the Spratlys archipelago, at the heart of a regional power struggle

From London to Amsterdam, the Eastern Margins collective is raising the temperature in the Asian alternative scene.

A new generation of young people from urban areas is taking on the difficult job of producing food for the nation.

Europe is facing a tsunami of cocaine with the illegal drug being smuggled in via the Atlantic coasts of Spain and Portugal. 

 In Madagascar, where labour costs are low, 100,000 people work to train the algorithms of the world’s digital giants.

A huge amount of lithium lies underneath the Jadar valley in Serbia. A multinational wants to mine it but locals are against the  idea.

With millions of Lebanese people seeking refuge from Israeli bombing, ARTE Reportage visited the Choobi family, once again displaced by war.

Since Uganda passed extremely severe laws persecuting gay people, attacks on the LGBT+ community have skyrocketed.

In India and China, after decades of preference for boys, baby girls are desirable once more and birth rates are up.

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

Using the latest technology, researchers are discovering the bright colours of ancient Greek art and architecture.  

Dancing to the machine: Welcome to the algorave where live coding supplies the beats. 

From queer cake sitting to sex positive tasting evenings, Tracks finds out about food and sexuality.

Two years after her triumph at the La Maestra conducting competition, Bar Avni is back on the podium in Paris.

How can we navigate the highs and lows of city life and lead a happy existence in the metropolis?

42-year-old Armen Grigoryan is the youngest barber in the timeless atmosphere of the oldest barbershop in Armenia.

Lyon’s Nuit Sonores festival welcomes two living legends of Detroit techno.

How can you feed yourself self-sufficiently in the desert? An ancient superfood could hold the answer.

The UN is in crisis as its Special Rapporteur accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza. Will Palestine be its downfall?