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Nantes wins award for its work on biodiversity in city

The city was recognised in its category for initiatives including the ‘greening’ of tarmacked areas and environmental education in schools

PHOTOS: Study shows greenest and healthiest places in live in France

The number of green spaces was a major criteria considered in new health ranking which also looked at healthy food shops, bathing areas and hiking trails

EU vote could allow 60 tonne mega trucks on French roads

Supporters say it will help reduce CO2 emissions. If passed adaptations would need to be made including to French roundabouts

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France extends bike aid scheme and adds second-hand bikes

France’s help-to-buy bike bonus aims to encourage people to travel in a more environmentally friendly way

Plans finalised to ban cars from narrow streets of Montmartre in Paris

The area which features Sacré-Coeur cathedral attracts 12 million tourists a year. Over 100 trees will be planted in a bid to create a more ‘village feel’

French firm’s solar panel sails let yachts produce their own power

The OPV panels, different to more common silicon-based ones, can potentially be used on the canvas of tents, awnings and airships too

Green city Poitiers says ‘non’ to French Ville Fleurie competition

The previous winners cite water use, staff time and high entry fee as reasons for withdrawing from the popular ‘In Bloom’ contest

Canada, South Africa and 27 others move to France’s travel green list

Vaccinated people travelling from green-list countries need only show proof of vaccination to enter France

The ‘ideal town of tomorrow’ imagined by the French public

Independent neighbourhoods, more greenery and better transport links were among the ‘must haves’ identified. The study will inform 2022 presidential election candidate campaigns

Gardeners in France: why you shouldn't mow your lawn weekly

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

French motorists rejecting cheaper green fuel despite car adaptions

New decree allows more cars to be converted to run on E85 biofuel, which is half the price of petrol

Environmental news in France this November

Solar panel ‘park’ gets backing, new diesel alternative for truck drivers launched and more

‘Calmer, safer, greener’: Paris to cut parking spaces by 50%

70,000 parking spaces will be removed, with a new website inviting Parisians to suggest what should replace the spaces

Floating wind farm coming to French seas in 2022

A new floating wind farm in the French Mediterranean is one of many planned in French seas by 2030. Experts say the technology has “infinite potential”.

French President drops climate idea to lower motorway speed

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that he will consider nearly all of the proposals put forward by the citizens’ Climate Convention, except three - including a reduction to the motorway speed limit.

Paris to build eco ‘urban forest’ in four key areas

A new “urban forest” is to be built in Paris, across “four symbolic locations” of the city, mayor Anne Hidalgo has announced.

Nuclear waste map of France published by Greenpeace

A new interactive map showing the locations of nuclear waste across France has been published by environmental group Greenpeace, as part of its forthcoming campaign on the issue.

Meet French ecologist Yann Arthus-Bertrand

The time for talking about saving the planet needs to be replaced by action – and we are all responsible, ecologist and aerial photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand tells Jane Hanks

French garden diary - September 2018

Ce n'est pas la fin des haricots... As summer concludes, Cathy Thompson is battling pests and planning bulbs

Garden News - September 2018

September is the last chance this year to see most jardins in the Open Gardens scheme, writes Jane Hanks

A remarkable garden in Aveyron

A sprawling and eclectic garden in the Aveyron countryside is part of a prestigious club, writes Jane Hanks

French eco-villages find way to combat depopulation

Imagination, commitment and hard work can help rebuild rural life as these three villages in Dordogne and Limousin show

Green news in May

A tropical creation in the north and pioneering recycling in Paris

Green news: April

Eco news from around France

Garden-loving friends in the north

A collective of Normandy gardens is attracting green-fingered visitors from all over France, writes Jane Hanks

Green news: March

Eco news from around France

Bretons go Dutch for early tulips

A colourful corner of Finistère is perennially Dutch thanks to a passionate family of growers, writes Jane Hanks

Green news: February

Latest environmental, ecological and gardening news from France

5c charge to save planet

Dung has sweet smell of success

A plan to get rid of farming smells caused by cow dung in a tourist area has worked

Fruit trees grow from mighty oaks

Mairie takes action to compensate for cut down trees

Green news from around France: October

Bee-killing pesticides still banned and an eco-friendly shopping centre for Normandy

Transport show reveals the cars of the future

Electric and hybrids could dominate market in a few years

Nuclear, shale gas and diesel – what leading candidates say

Delayed at the station? Get pedalling to charge your phone

Around 20 cities in France are offering a novel way to charge your phone or laptop – a free stationary bike where you can sit at a table and pedal to create the charge.

How green is your department?

Magazine rates all local authority areas for 10th annual Ecology Awards - and declares one the most eco-friendly

Going green can be easy even in a nuclear nation

Green-fingered readers who weed it and reap

Whether they have a big allotment or a small garden, many people in France cultivate fruit and vegetables as well as flowers. Three dedicated gardeners explain the joy of growing their own