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Tortoise Deaths

Eight giant tortoises have died of a mystery disease on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos

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The Growth Rings of Trees

The shape of tree rings indicates a relative warming of the world over the last 100 years

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Natural and Man-made Disasters

Can you prepare for disaster?

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Tropical Ice Melt

The melting of the glaciers in mountain ranges in equatorial areas such as the Andes

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El Salvador's Environment

"The environmental problems are also social problems"

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Combating City Traffic Pollution

The device that sucks pollution out of the air described by inventor Melvin Prueitt

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How Climate Change Affects Birds

Birds' habitats, refuelling stops on migration routes and breeding grounds are threatened

• 14 mins

Food Production in Gambia

Yahya Jammeh's policy to send young people from cities to the countryside to work on farms

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Greenhouse Emissions Targets

Why developed and former Communist nations are not reducing greenhouse emissions

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The Demands for Tiger Body Parts

Is the Indian government doing enough to protect tigers?

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Environmental Damage in Zaire

What impact does the mass migration of people fleeing conflict have on the environment?

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The Niger Delta Environment

The slow progress of the Niger Delta's recovery from oil damage

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The Ozone Layer

What state is the ozone layer in around the world in 1996?

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The Environment in Cambodia

Deforestation, international funding and the legacy of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia

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Pollution in the Andes

Pollution and waste from the El Porco mine contaminated rivers when a dam disintegrated

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Falcon Conservation

How the ruling families of the Gulf Emirates are funding the preservation of falcons

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Forest Conservation

The Sakha Republic in Siberia pledged to protect 70 million hectares of forest

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How Pollution Affects the Foetus

How dioxins, pesticides and PCBs upset the balance of hormones in human foetuses

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A Look Back at 1996

Coral reefs, sobering thoughts for 1997 and the Millennium Forest For Scotland

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Microlith Pre Converter

How to improve the performance of catalytic converters

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The Millennium Tree Line

A project that aimed to plant trees along the length of the Greenwich Meridian

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The Hairy Eared Dwarf Lemur

Thought to be extinct, the hairy eared dwarf lemur was rediscovered in a mountain forest

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WWF 1995 Plus Group

Using wood from well managed sustainable forests to preserve natural forests

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Protecting Cod

The population of cod in the North Sea has been declining from the mid 1970s onwards

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Asian Conservation Awareness Programme

Preventing the trade in endangered species for use in traditional Chinese medicine

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Tiger 2000

Monitoring, preventing trade and poaching, and protecting habitats to save the tiger

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Forests for Life

Restoring forests and protecting the ones that remain in countries such as Australia

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EU Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Discussion on the targets agreed by European nations to lower greenhouse gas emissions

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The Prospect of Conflict Over Water

An analysis of water usage, the reasons for shortages, and a call for better management

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Western Australia

Wheatbelts in Western Australia have put many species at risk of extinction

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