Environment

DISASTERS: Better understanding of disaster impact on lives needed

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Cyberthieves Target European Carbon Credit Market

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A coal-fired power plant near Weisswasser, Germany.

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Fears of violence before elections

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Displaced people in Birao, a town in northeastern Central African Republic

FOOD: Is there a crisis?

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Many developing countries have had good harvests

Secretary Chu Announces New Efforts to Promote Clean Energy in Tribal Communities

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today two new initiatives to promote tribal energy development and continue strengthening the partnership between the Department of Energy (DOE) and tribal nations. Up to $10 million will be available this year through the DOE’s Tribal Energy Program to support the evaluation, development and deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects on tribal lands that will help save energy and money, expand the use of renewable energy resources, and promote economic development for tribal communities.

Ban calls for global revolution to ensure clean energy for all

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Afghan government warns of plastic bag risks

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Do not carry or keep food in plastic bags, the health ministry says

HomeAboutProjectsNewsGuidesContactNomad Green: Mongolia On The Brink Of Eco-Catastrophe

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A winter sunset at White Lake, Mongolia. Image by Flickr user Karina Moreton.

Ban voices concern at heavy toll taken on north-east Australia by ongoing floods

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The swollen Burnett River at Gayndah, 220 miles north west of Brisbane, Australia

BURUNDI: Fortified rice for 15,000 school-children

Burundi is set to benefit from a rice fortification technology that will not only be the first in Africa but will also help check malnutrition in children through school-feeding programmes.