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North Pole Ice Cap is Melting
Peter Wadhams of the Scott Polar Research Institute on research in the Arctic Sea
Salmon's Sense of Smell
Male salmon sniff out their mates and all salmon migrate guided by their sense of smell
The Legacy and Findings of the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
What happened to the people and environment in the ten years after the accident?
Conserving Fish Stocks
Restrictions on commercial fishing to save cod, haddock and plaice in the North Sea
Impact of Commercial Mining on the Environment
How has the rapid expansion of mining companies happened?
Sea Empress Supertanker Oil Spill
"The shore was totally contaminated... and the air was heavy with the stench of oil"
The Effects of Leaded Petrol
Lead was added to petrol to make combustion efficient but modern engines no longer need it
Food Crisis in North Korea
Floods wiped out all food crops for 1995 as well as seeds to plant for the following year
Negotiating Climate Change
How governments are resisting advice from the IPCC to take action against climate change
Threats to Wildlife on the Galapagos Islands
The role of population expansion, shark and sea cucumber fishing and 80,000 goats
Bakun Dam Project in Sarawak
The building of the Malaysian dam was put on hold to take of the views of locals
Leipzig Declaration
The global plan of action to secure plants' genetic resources for future generations
Prospecting in the Amazon
How oil exploration in the Peruvian Amazon will threaten 19 different indigenous peoples
Kolkata's Arsenic Poisoning
Unchecked water extraction has led to 250,000 people being affected by arsenic poisoning
Greenpeace in Hong Kong
Anne Dingwall talks about the toxic waste and fake recycling that ends up in Hong Kong
Aerial Seed Bombers
Reforestation by dropping trees from airplanes in icecream cone-shaped delivery packages
The Antarctic
Can one of the planet's last great wildernesses be kept clean for future generations?
Water in Namibia
How are people conserving water in the country's capital Windhoek?
Tortoise Deaths
Eight giant tortoises have died of a mystery disease on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos
The Growth Rings of Trees
The shape of tree rings indicates a relative warming of the world over the last 100 years
Natural and Man-made Disasters
Can you prepare for disaster?
Tropical Ice Melt
The melting of the glaciers in mountain ranges in equatorial areas such as the Andes
El Salvador's Environment
"The environmental problems are also social problems"
Combating City Traffic Pollution
The device that sucks pollution out of the air described by inventor Melvin Prueitt
How Climate Change Affects Birds
Birds' habitats, refuelling stops on migration routes and breeding grounds are threatened
Food Production in Gambia
Yahya Jammeh's policy to send young people from cities to the countryside to work on farms
Greenhouse Emissions Targets
Why developed and former Communist nations are not reducing greenhouse emissions
The Demands for Tiger Body Parts
Is the Indian government doing enough to protect tigers?
Environmental Damage in Zaire
What impact does the mass migration of people fleeing conflict have on the environment?
The Niger Delta Environment
The slow progress of the Niger Delta's recovery from oil damage
The Ozone Layer
What state is the ozone layer in around the world in 1996?
