The biggest issues in global development and the environment.
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A year on from the disaster at Fukushima, what's the future for nuclear power?
A major new report highlights the green, amber and red areas of environmental policy.
Hanging out with millions of bananas to learn about the resilience of our food supplies.
The race between pet collectors and conservationists when a new species is discovered.
Mike Williams talks to Sir David Attenborough about his life and work in the natural world
Rural poor snub Mexican new town and Calcutta goes blue - what makes a liveable city?
Climbing the mountain glaciers of Uganda, plus living without electricity
Millions of young people worldwide are unemployed - are we creating a lost generation?
Global pressure on rare metal supplies, plus smarter lizards through climate change.
Fuel protests in Africa, glaciers on the Equator and birdsong in an office.
Texas suffers its worst drought ever, plus conservative conservation and renewable layoffs
Stormy reaction to the EU's new carbon tax on planes, plus environmental loopholes.
The campaign to revive the Los Angeles river - from concrete stormdrain to natural habitat
A hundred years after Amundsen reached the South Pole, is there anywhere left to explore?
Clouds in cold climates and the environmental impact of our lives online.
The ups and downs of the Durban summit, plus empty homes and the great beaver audit.
Vulnerable nations were promised $100bn to help adapt to climate change - where is it?
Why isn't Africa benefiting from the Clean Development Mechanism?
Cuts threaten the solar industry, plus why women are key to climate change action.
Air pollution kills more in Kabul than conflict, plus music, aid and celebrity in Kinshasa
How the world's most populous nation has become the world's favourite banker.
A special debate from Bangkok on the future of disaster management in Asia.
How Thailand is coping with its worst floods in decades.
The world's population is due to hit seven billion next week - cause for joy or concern?
Mike seeks an oceans protector, hears from African fishermen, and learns of acidic seas.
Why we might not see a new deal on climate change until 2020.
The environmental battles over the paper industry, plus urban design and the London riots.
What would we do if it turned out there was more than one planet like Earth?
It's 40 years since the birth of the green movement. How has it fared? We find out.
The critics and the defenders desperate to win the battle over shale gas.
