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LATEST Destruction of Amazon rainforests acceleratingSatellite data reveals a huge jump in deforestation - a bid to improve Brazil's soya production may be to blame 27 Jun 03 Scientists to resolve future water wars A new UN mediation body aims to resolve looming conflicts over water resources - the marshes of Iraq could be first 21 Mar 03 World hunger will almost halve by 2030 But, predicts the UN, more than 400 million people will still be chronically undernourished, especially in Africa 4 Mar 03 Global population forecast falls Fast-falling birth rates and rapidly rising AIDS deaths are stifling the population explosion - and could eventually lead to a decline 27 Feb 03 Conflict looms over India's colossal river plan The world's largest water project is designed to relieve drought - but it could bring disaster elsewhere 27 Feb 03 RECENT ARTICLES ON POPULATION Red alert over rare speciesThe well-known "Red List" of endangered species is inaccurate, say researchers - it ignores the full threat posed by people 16 Jan 03 Cities eat away at Earth's best land The US is urbanising its best agricultural land - repeating this pattern in developing countries could hit food supplies hard 20 Dec 02 Humanity's "massive overdraft" with Earth A new report highlights the overuse of natural resources and warns that by 2050 we may need two Earths to live sustainably 9 Jul 02 Human sprawl covering the planet Two-thirds of the Earth's land surface will be "destroyed, fragmented or disturbed" by human activity within 30 years, says UN report 22 May 02 "Resource wars" ignite around the world Counter to environmental predictions, too many natural resources, rather than too few, are the cause of an increasing number of conflicts 10 Jan 02 Earth's resources vanishing faster than ever, says UN A new report says water supplies and agricultural lands are coming under unprecedented pressure 7 Nov 01 How many's a crowd? How many people can the world take? Are developing countries heading for a population disaster? Will falling fertility play havoc with pensions? 8 Sep 01 Global population to peak in 2070 A new analysis suggest a maximum of nine billion people, with over a third being over 60 by 2100 2 Aug 01 Crisis? What crisis? [Book review] No one has the full picture of the damage we're doing to our planet, says Deborah MacKenzie. But we've never needed it more 30 Jun 01 Harvest for the few How will we feed the planet with tainted water and exhausted soil? 24 Feb 01 Tread softly Road networks play havoc with nature. But a new kind of route map will make it easier to treat the land more gently, says Christie Aschwanden 3 Feb 01 Adieu Amazon? Clear away the trees, Brazil says it's time to get digging 27 Jan 01 Sold to the highest bidder If the world's plant genetic resources fall into private hands, people in the poor South could face famine and starvation 16 Dec 00 Dirty water Half the world's population does not have access to proper sanitation 23 Nov 00 Going, going... Poverty and corruption are rapidly destroying the great tropical rainforests. Setting up reserves will only rescue a few fragments. Could farming and mining prove the real saviour? 10 Jun 00 Filling the bowl For billions worldwide, a modified grain could end the lean times 1 Apr 00 Just a mirage? Egypt's grand plan to divert Nile water to reclaim the desert is now under way. But many fear it is dangerously flawed 18 Dec 99 Crops without profit Britain is paying an extraordinary price for its agriculture 18 Dec 99 Computing crop yields Bob Johnstone reports on food planning in China 27 Nov 99 Trashing the planet Which citizens do the most environmental damage? 3 Oct 98 Population bombshell With the world's population doubling in 40 years, disaster seemed inevitable. Yet now the population is beginning to stabilise or even fall in many parts of the world. So has the population explosion turned into a whimper? 11 Jul 98 Save the planet and get rich Wasteful Western economies could halve their use of basic resources such as energy and water while at the same time doubling their wealth 24 May 97 Thirsty meals that suck the world dry If you want to save water, eat more chicken and chips and less beef curry 1 Feb 97 Blue revolutionaries Imagine a future where most of the fish on our plates come from factory-style farms and sea fish like cod are luxury items. Bob Holmes reports 7 Dec 96 Long dry spells, outlook gloomy Australia is heading for extinction. The world's driest habitable continent, already groaning under the weight of its existing population, is exhausting its soils and may well go the way of Easter... 12 Oct 96 Slash and grow Could the Amazon rainforest ever become a breadbasket for the world? Gabrielle Walker talked to researchers who are helping farmers to break out of the vicious cycle of slash and burn into something more productive 21 Sep 96 |
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