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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
Balancing the Economic Cost of Climate Change
Economist Paul Ekins explains how to protect both the environment and industry
Limbe Zoo, Cameroon
Meet the volunteers trying to turn Limbe Zoo in Cameroon into a primate sanctuary
Energy Growth in Asia
Energy conservation and alternative sources of power such as solar panels in Thailand
Pollution and Male Fertility
Is pollution to blame for a lowering of mens' sperm count and other male health problems?
Whale Hunting
Discussion on the proposal to hunt Minke whales in the seas around Norway
Emerging Disease
Infectious diseases such as Marburg and Ebola are picked up from wildlife
Japanese Crested Ibis
How Japan's national bird became extinct in the country
Botanic Gardens
From peace and quiet to conservation and research - the role of modern botanic gardens
Russia and the Environment
A vast land, much of it uninhabited, Russia could be an ecological paradise
The Simon-Ehrlich Wager
The environmental debate between economist Julian Simon and biologist Paul R Ehrlich
Water Depletion
Water demand has more than tripled since 1950 - what's the impact?
Jeanette Kawas
Profile of Jeanette Kawas, who was assassinated for her environmental work in Honduras
Limbe Botanic Garden
The Mount Cameroon Conservation Project aims to create a centre for research and education
New Hope for the Panda
New panda reserves and bamboo corridors which will link one panda population with another
Saving the Rhino
Stringent laws on the sale and trade of rhino horn are proving to be effective
Environmentally-friendly Cottages
The holiday with a reed bed grey water filtration system and a groundwater heating system
Lake Bangweulu, Zambia
The wetlands of northern Zambia are home to the black lechwe antelope and rich birdlife
Wave Energy
The seas around the UK could generate 12,000 megawatts of energy
Polar Meltdown
Discussion on the retreating sea ice at the Antarctic with David Vaughan of the BAS
Dead Wood
How dead trees provide food and shelter for wildlife - and shouldn't be cut down
What Can be Done About Climate Change?
Round up of the International Energy Agency's conference with David Vaughan of the BAS
Loggerhead Turtles of Zakynthos
How tourism is disrupting turtle breeding on the Greek holiday island of Zakynthos
Pantanal Wetlands
Plans to make 1800 miles of the Pantanal navigable puts its diverse ecology at risk
Land Recovery
The wet paper that helps to reclaim land that's too salty, dry, polluted or radioactive
Sustaining Biodiversity
Poaching is driven by the demand for animal parts for traditional Chinese medicine
CFCs
Chlorofluorocarbons are still available, despite the threat to the ozone layer
Water in the West Bank
Negotiations about rights to water were left out of the Oslo Agreement
Paul Crutzen
Ozone layer predictions win Dutch chemist Paul Crutzen a Nobel Prize