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Global Biodiversity
Ghillean Prance on why biodiversity is important for maintaining the planet's atmosphere
Caspian Sea Under Threat
From heavy industry to mining, from oil to jellyfish - the many threats to the Caspian Sea
Climate Change Special
How computer modelling is predicting the effects of climate change and the need for action
Logging Companies and the Timber Trade
How well are the world's forests being managed?
What Could Happen to Plutonium Stockpiles?
The fear of plutonium falling into the wrong hands
Global Warming Denied
Global warming deniers say the rising temperatures predictions are based on flawed data
The Environment in 1995
A review of the major environmental events of 1995 with Robin Pellew and Alex Kirby
The Montreal Protocol
From 1996, methyl chloroform and CFCs were banned to protect the ozone layer
Driftnet Fishing is Killing Dolphins
Illegal fishing in the Mediterranean is killing dolphins and whales off the coast of Italy
Preserving Oceanic Ecosystems
"We are taking fish from the ocean faster than they can reproduce"
Halocarbons
Using a balloon to gather data about halocarbons between the troposphere and statosphere
Safeguarding Rhino
How the poaching of black rhino has declined in Zimbabwe
Micropropagation
A method to mass producing plants to build up numbers of endangered species in Belize
Oil Spills
The risks of dealing with oil pollution by containment, collection and dispersal
Transport of Radioactive Materials by Sea
The rules governing the transport of plutonium and high level nuclear waste by sea
More Rainfall, Less Rainfall
How increased evaporation over land and sea due to climate change affects rainfall
Wildlife and Wetfowl Trust
A review of 50 years of the charity that protects ducks, geese and swans
Annual Seal Hunt
The quota for Canada's annual seal hunt of harp and hooded seals has been raised
Taiwan's Pollution
What is being done about Taiwan's choking traffic, industrial pollution and smog?
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
