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As we face the world’s greatest environmental challenges, Future Planet brings you the solutions that can make the world a more sustainable place.

DNA from animals such as little owls was found on the air pollution filters in the UK (Credit: Sven-Erik Arndt / Getty Images)

A 'game changer' for tracking species

By Isabelle Gerretsen

Chris Jordan's photos of dead albatross chicks quickly went viral and inspired environmental activism around the world (Credit: Chris Jordan)

The birds ensnared by plastic

By Anna Turns

Cultivated meat is witnessing a boom in investment. But how soon will it actually hit our plates? (Credit: Good Meat)

The first lab-grown burger: 10 years on

By Graihagh Jackson

The trades in general, and electrical work specifically, are overwhelmingly male, with women making up only 2% of electricians in the US (Credit: Getty Images)

Why we need more female electricians

By Danielle Renwick

Smog envelopes a promenade in Northern India (Credit: Getty Images)

A large arroyo oak stands by the side of a stream (Credit: The Morton Arboretum)

A view over Ashton Lagoon on Union Island in 2019 (Credit: Alamy)

A factory worker checks row upon row of lithium batteries (Credit: Getty Images)

A man walks past wind turbines in Indonesia at dusk (Credit: Getty Images)

A woman looks at the train times displayed on screens in a station (Credit: Getty Images)

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Scientists are coaxing back missing seabirds to Palmyra Atoll using recordings of their calls (Credit: The Nature Conservancy)

Where the sound of nature is too quiet

By Katherine Latham

Rooftop solar has ballooned in Lebanon, offering a reliable electricity supply for those who can afford it (Credit: Patrick Gaillardin)

Lebanon's unexpected solar boom

By Laure Delacloche

The famous Earthrise picture captured by Apollo astronauts has helped to inspire awe by giving us perspective of humanity's place in the Universe (Credit: Nasa)

The 1968 photo that changed the world

By Isabelle Gerretsen

People are exploring what it means to live lifestyles more in line with what's needed for a low-carbon world – but it isn't always easy in today's world (Credit: Getty Images)

What 1.5C living actually looks like

By Jocelyn Timperley

A historic variety of citron almost died out in Calabria, before agrivoltaics revolutionised its cultivation (Credit: Agostino Petroni)

The revival of a historic Italian fruit

By Agostino Petroni

A model Kalinago structure as part of a project by Faustulus Frederick to forge resiliency based in local culture (Credit: Jose Alison Kentish)

The first climate-resilient nation?

By Jose Alison Kentish

A boom in solar and wind energy has meant renewables growth has outstripped the world's growth in demand (Credit: Getty Images)

A major positive climate tipping point

By Martha Henriques

Brands are on the hunt for sustainable fabrics – could regenerative wool fit the bill? (Credit: Getty Images)

The wool that could capture carbon

By Parisa Hashempour

Avalanches are life-threatening risk in many mountainous parts of the world (Credit: Getty Images)

The rich worlds created by avalanches

By Martha Henriques and Sophie Hardach

A conservationist monitors butterflies in the Alps (Credit: Eurac Research/Martina Jaider)

The Alps' hidden butterfly paradise

By Sophie Hardach

The minewater pumped to the surface for treatment is warmed to a comfortable ambient temperature year-round (Credit: Coal Authority)

The abandoned mines heating homes

By Martha Henriques

Kelp grows rapidly and requires few resources. How helpful could it be as a fuel? (Credit: Getty Images)

Can kelp help people travel the world?

By Martha Henriques