Research by The Guardian and European partners has revealed a worrying fact: Europe is losing an area of green space the size of about 600 football pitches every day.
In the last five years, more than 9,000 km² of natural areas and farmland have been converted into roads, housing, factories, and even golf courses.
The most significant loss was recorded in Turkey, at 1,860 km², followed by Poland, France, Germany, and the UK.
