Malaria still kills millions of people and sometimes simple, cheap solutions need to be found. This video looks at one such solution to killing off the mosquitos that spread the disease.

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Tags: disease death malaria mosquito solution development
Date: 2011-01-26

Jan 24 - A non-profit group says the world will face food shortages by 2020 if global temperatures rise to levels predicted by a U.N.-backed panel. The Universal Ecological Fund says an expected rise of 2.4 degrees Celsius over 'pre-industrial times' will have a dramatic impact on food production if current trends continue.

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Tags: climate change food shortage farming agriculture hunger
Date: 2011-01-26

In Taiwan farmers are being encouraged to toilet train their pigs - there are, apparently, many benefits to this...

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Date: 2011-01-26

Low lying islands in Bangladesh are being eroded by a combination of increased storms and rising sea levels - communities are struggling to survive but the government is trying to take action.

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Tags: climate change erosion islands bangladesh floods poverty development
Date: 2011-01-26

A slightly different slant in this video which looks at the increasing risk of disease in Peru (alongside more frequent droughts) as the climate changes.

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Tags: peru climate change disease drought poverty
Date: 2011-01-26

In Austria and many other countries, the glaciers are retreating. This video looks at the effects and the possible causes.

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Tags: glacier retreat ice climate change meltwater tourism austria switzerland
Date: 2011-01-26

In 2010-2011 Australia has seen both drought and severe flooding. This news bulletin looks at some of the possible causes.

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Tags: flood drought environment disaster climate change australia nina nino
Date: 2011-01-26

Hints and tips on how to reduce your carbon footprint.

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Tags: environment carbon footprint sustainable
Date: 2010-11-01

Tips on how to make your holiday trip environmentally friendly.

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Tags: environment resources recycling transport sustainable
Date: 2010-11-01

Tips on saving paper.

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Tags: resources trees paper recycling sustainable
Date: 2010-11-01

Tips on how to save water each day.

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Tags: resources water
Date: 2010-11-01

India is undertaking a census to count it's billion plus population and photograph and fingerprint all citizens ready for a new biometric ID card.

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Tags: population census india asia
Date: 2010-11-01

Stockholm International Water Institute works in countries across the world to campaign for and improve basic water sanitation facilities.

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Tags: environment resources water sanitation clean health disease
Date: 2010-10-27

In Hyderabad, India a new office has just won awards for its green credentials - impressive ideas.

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Tags: environment resources buildings sustainable india asia
Date: 2010-10-27

The Ganges collects large amounts of human pollutants as it flows through highly populous areas therefore carrying high health risk of infection. These populous areas, and other people down stream, are then exposed to these potentially hazardous accumulations. While proposals have been made for remediating this condition so far no great progress has been achieved.(Oct 2007)

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Tags: environment pollution health disease water ganges india asia
Date: 2010-10-19

Pollution in China has reached worrying heights. Sixteen of the world's 20 most-polluted cities are in China, and pollution from China is reaching the U.S. Barry Petersen reports.(June 2007)

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Tags: environment air pollution china asia
Date: 2010-10-19

A short animation looking at the relationship between population and resources.

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Tags: population resources world myth explosion malthus
Date: 2010-10-15

A new liquid biofuel for heating and cooking could cut carbon emissions from the 1.8 million homes in Britain currently using oil rather than gas, the organisers of field trials say.(Oct 2010)

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Tags: resources energy biofuel uk
Date: 2010-10-12

Molten lava flows several miles and eventually reaches the sea - Hawaii.

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Date: 2010-10-12

The beauty of lava flows - relax and enjoy.

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Tags: plate tectonics eruption lava flow hawaii usa
Date: 2010-10-12