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Lucy Watson reports on environmental efforts ahead of the Paris Olympic Games to make the River Seine safer for swimmers, while Rachel Younger examines Portugal's innovative, community-driven solutions to the threat of wildfires and the new EU taskforce set up to help. Ronke Phillips Pakenham explores West Africa's Adire fabric as it faces new threats from cheap imports, and follows the efforts to preserve this tradition in Nigeria.

James Mates travels to the Greek island of Santorini, the latest tourist destination to suffer from over-tourism, to find out how the social-media friendly holiday location manages its popularity without losing its identity. Barnaby Papadopulos is in Cyprus 50 years after the war that partitioned the island to hear about the thousands of Greek and Turkish Cypriots that disappeared and are still listed as missing and Faye Barker is in Cambados, Spain to learn about sustainable cockle harvesting.

Rachel Townsend is in Brazil to meet those still impacted by the Fundao Tailings dam collapse in 2015 that released 50million cubic metres of toxic waste into the River Doce. Sam Holder is in France, ahead of the first anniversary of the attack on Israel, where 38% of the Jewish population are contemplating leaving for Israel after recent election results. Geraint Vincent reports from South Africa where thousands of captive lions face an uncertain future after the government suggested phasing out the farming of the animals for trophy hunting.

Nina Hossain presents as Kafui Okpattah reports from on the African American population in Ghana, asking why they chose to make the African nation their permanent home ahead of the upcoming US election. Three young people in Gaza give their unabridged accounts of their year of war and Debi Edward is in Mongolia at a festival showcasing the skills of the Kazakh golden eagle hunters.