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A young boy walks past the turbines at Muppandal wind farm, Tamil Nadu, India. Muppandal is one of the largest wind farms in Asia.
Nomadic Penan leader Along Sega and his grandchild examine a tree stump near their village in the Sungai Nyakit area of the Sarawak rainforest in Malaysia.Their homeland is undergoing one of the highest rates of logging on earth.
This worker on the Juliana-Jaramillo Banana Producers' Co-operative in the Dominican Republic benefits from the membership of a Fairtrade organisation. This guarantees farmers a minimum wage throughout the year.
This satellite image shows the termini of several glaciers in the Himalayan mountains of Bhutan. The glaciers have been receding over the past few decades, and lakes have formed on the surfaces and near the termini of many of the glaciers.
This gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus, photographed north of Point Barrow in the Arctic, is one of 13 species of Great Whales.
Commentary
Green renaissance, not revolution
As Africa's food problems become more acute, calls for a green revolution are increasing. But such ideas are often misconceived. A green renaissance with a focus on food security would make more sense, says Hans-Heinrich Bass.
Latest News
We are using 50 per cent more natural resources than planet can sustain
Date: 15 May 2012
The human population of our planet is now consuming 50 per cent more natural resources than it can sustainably produce, according to the latest Living Planet Report. As a result, it is taking 1.5 years for the Earth to absorb the CO2 produced and to regenerate the renewable resources that people use within one year.
COMMENTARY: Brands that cry green
Date: 11 May 2012
Apple has joined an exclusive club. Among its members are BP, Chevron and British Airways all of whom are anxious to promote their green credentials. But says marketing expert, Elly Wooston, not all companies are as green as they would like us to believe.
Arab grain imports rising rapidly
Date: 8 May 2012
The Arab countries in the Middle East and North Africa make up only 5 percent of the world’s population, yet they take in more than 20 percent of the world’s grain exports.
Economic recovery brings return to growth of CO2 emissions
Date: 1 May 2012
Although global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) declined slightly in 2009, the beginnings of economic recovery led to an unprecedented emissions increase of 5.8 percent in 2010.