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To catch the wind

A bleak desert becomes useful as Kenya plans the continent's biggest wind farm. Xan Rice reports.

Still a long way to go

South African companies are falling short when it comes to responsible environmental reporting, a new study has found.

Squeezing oil from sand

Study finds decreasing demand for fossil fuel makes expensive tar-sands projects unsustainable.

Power to some people

The Inga hydropower projects are environmentally desirable, but who will really benefit ? Ilham Rawoot reports.

Tide turns on overfishing

Fish stocks around the world are still collapsing but there are encouraging signs of change.