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Birth Control
Discussion on education, information, services and contraception
Climate Change and Asia
How will climate change, tourism and eco-theft effect Asia?
The Importance of Biodiversity
Why some species are more vulnerable to environmental factors than others
Sexual Exploitation of Children
The reasons for child prostitution, and the risks and violence children face
African Elephant Populations
Concerns about allowing trade in elephant parts with Steve Trent of EIA
Oil Slick Pollution
Testing a new radar system on the space shuttle Endeavour that finds oil slicks
East Asia Rainforest Fires
What can be done to stop forest fires in Indonesia that have been burning for a month?
Preventing Oil Spills
An air traffic control type system for oil tankers could prevent future oil spills
Russian Arctic Oil Spill
What impact will 300,000 tonnes of oil have on wildlife?
Usinsk Oil Spill Update
How people around Usinsk are being affected by a huge oil spill in the Russian Arctic
The Trade of Endangered Species
The work of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
Protecting Tigers and Elephants
How animals such as tigers and African elephants are protected under CITES
Managing the Black Sea
The Black Sea Environmental Programme aims to manage the sea shared by six countries
The Plight of the Tiger
Valmik Thapar talks about the trade in tiger parts, habitat destruction and poaching
Genetically-engineered Virus
Concerns for the genetically-engineered virus that uses scorpion venom to poison insects
The Human Cost of Climate Change
Calculating the impact and cost of human life on the environment fairly with Aubrey Meyer
The Future of the Orang-utan
"Without trees there are no orang-utans and without orang-utans there are no trees"
China's Industrialisation
The conflict for land for industry and land for food around Shanghai
Andrew Lees Obituary
Profile of the campaigns director for Friends of the Earth Andrew Lees
Animal Products in Chinese Medicine
How can you get people to stop using animal products in Chinese medicine?
Trekking in a Rhino Suit
Raising money and awareness for rhino conservation
Sea Cucumbers of the Galapagos Islands
Quotas and legislation have not helped preserve sea cucumbers - why?
Oldest Living Organism
The world's oldest organism - at 11,000 years old - is believed to be a Huon pine tree
Chemical Waste Protects Linked with Male Infertility
How surfactants get into the water supply and what effect they can have on ecosystems
The Environmental Cost of Mahogany
Forestry expert Simon Counsell talks through the impact of the mahogany trade in Brazil
Starving Antarctic Birds
Changing ocean currents mean there is not enough krill to feed Adélie penguin chicks
Glacier Special
A scientific expedition sponsored by Earthwatch to study rock glaciers in the French Alps
Gene Patents
Exploration of the morals of genetic engineering and the patenting of living organisms
Severe Flooding
Is severe flooding due to climate change?
Solar-powered Tuktuks
An electric alternative to auto rickshaws and tuktuks for congested, polluted cities
Berlin Summit
Summary of discussions on climate change at the Berlin Summit, 1995