Institutions including Harvard and Vanderbilt reportedly use hedge funds to buy land in deals that may force African farmers off their land.
Abu Dhabi shows the way forward.
Environmental groups fear oil industry is not prepared for potentially catastrophic impact of oil spills in the Arctic.
Bolivia is set to pass the world’s first laws granting nature equal rights with humans.
Two new books examine the negative impact of the West, and suggest alternatives to the status quo.
US envoy warns that reserves are perhaps 40% overstated and the kingdom won’t be able to keep prices down.
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/ 10 January 2011
How much would you pay for the most biologically rich patch of land on Earth?
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/ 27 November 2010
As the world prepares for the Cancún summit, <b>John Vidal</b> visits people on the frontline of the battle against global warming.
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/ 18 November 2010
A field trip to find new plant and insect species in the Chaco will endanger remote Indian tribes, anthropologists and indigenous leaders warn.
After two years of development, engineers unveil a renewable energy prototype that is powerful, fast and drop-dead gorgeous.