Solar greenhouses are helping to improve health and generate income in Ladakh, India.
Energy Solutions: Briquettes in Uganda
Briquettes made from saw dust and agricultural waste help save forests and improve people’s health in Uganda.
Belo Horizonte: Preventing Natural Disasters
The Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte found a way to beat natural disasters by bringing people, local government, and business together.
Cameroon’s Cocoa Makes a Comeback
In this special Earth Focus report, farmers in Cameroon are discovering the link between disaster preparedness and cocoa production. Extreme climate variation in the country is making cocoa plants — one of Cameroon’s leading crops — vulnerable to pests and …
Planetary Boundaries: Limits to Growth
Earth’s processes are limited. They have boundaries, which, when respected, ensure a safe zone where humanity can operate. But human activity has led us to cross some of these boundaries — and we are in imminent danger of crossing others. …
The Kaza: Mega Conservation Zone
Five African countries — Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe — agreed in August 2011 to create the 29 million hectare Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area or Kaza. The area not only allows elephants to roam free across borders, but …
India: The Carbon Con
The true cost of carbon offsetting. A plant owned by India’s energy giant Reliance Power may become the largest coal power project awarded carbon credits under the UN’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) — which lets industrialized countries offset their pollution …
Population Growth: Impact on Future
Suzanne Ehlers, President and CEO of Population Action, speaks with Miles Benson about the links between population growth and climate change, and why women are disproportionately affected.
Namibia: Adapting to Climate Change
The Gobabeb Training and Research Center in a remote corner of Namibia is providing climate data for scientists worldwide and finding new ways for Namibians to adapt to their changing environment. Jeff Barbee reports.
Encroaching Tides: What’s at Stake
The eastern coast of the United States — from the Gulf of Mexico to New England — has one of the highest rates of sea level rise in the world. As a result of climate change, sea levels are expected …