"This project is about making science human," says André Luis Esteves, director at the Rio de Janeiro-based Onda Azul Institute. "By following the journey of a simple object, we illustrate decades of invisible damage caused by plastic waste - and why it urgently needs global attention."
The arrivals tax, impacting day-trippers in Venice, aims to tackle overtourism threatening the city's UNESCO heritage status, highlighting ongoing struggles with visitor management.
Few know of the Célé Valley which lies between Cahors and Figeac, carving its way through dramatic limestone plateaus and the wild landscape of the Causses du Quercy.