Species under threat
08/10/2011 - ENVIRONMENT

Species under threat

We head to the Indonesian island of Sumatra for this week’s special edition on some of the most threatened animals in the world.
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As climate talks stall, Earth’s ‘carbon sponges’ choke
07/10/2011 - ENVIRONMENT

As climate talks stall, Earth’s ‘carbon sponges’ choke

With world leaders still struggling to find an answer to climate change, two documentaries screened at the Pariscience film festival highlight the crucial – and costly – role played by the planet’s greatest natural assets against carbon emissions.
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Paris launches Autolib' electric car-hire scheme
03/10/2011 - FRANCE

Paris launches Autolib' electric car-hire scheme

Paris is gearing up for a quiet revolution. All-electric Autolib' cars, based on the success of the city’s Vélib' bike-sharing scheme, will begin to appear on the streets of the capital in December.
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Indigenous Bolivians protest against Amazon road
30/09/2011 - WEBNEWS

Indigenous Bolivians protest against Amazon road

Amazonian Indians campaigning against plans to build a road through a nature reserve. Web users in the Philippines report on the damage caused by Typhoon Nesat. And a video capturing all the high points of a Break dance festival in the Netherlands.
Morales suspends highway construction after protests by Amazon Indians
27/09/2011 - BOLIVIA

Morales suspends highway construction after protests by Amazon Indians

Bolivian President Evo Morales suspended plans to build a highway through a nature preserve where thousands of Amazon Indians make their home after clashes erupted between Indians and police during a protest march on Sunday.
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Bolivian police free Amazon highway protesters
26/09/2011 - BOLIVIA

Bolivian police free Amazon highway protesters

Bolivian police on Monday freed hundreds of Amazon Indians arrested in a protest march against the proposed construction of a highway through a nature reserve, after local residents blocked runways to prevent them from being flown away.
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Africa's first female Nobel Peace laureate dies at 71
26/09/2011 - OBITUARY

Africa's first female Nobel Peace laureate dies at 71

Wangari Maathai, the gutsy, traditionally-robed Kenyan activist whose environment conservation work earned her the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, died of cancer on Sunday at the age of 71.
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Police teargas Indians in Amazon highway protest
26/09/2011 - BOLIVIA

Police teargas Indians in Amazon highway protest

Police used teargas and truncheons Sunday to disperse hundreds of Amazon Indians on a months-long march to the Bolivian capital La Paz to protest against the building of a highway through a forest reserve where Indians have lived for centuries.
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French region funds ‘no drilling’ campaign in Amazon
06/10/2011 - ENVIRONMENT

French region funds ‘no drilling’ campaign in Amazon

A regional government is taking the lead in France to protect part of the Ecuadorian Amazon from oil drilling, but the unique environmental project falls far short of its funding goal.
The Cordouan lighthouse, and the Mini Transat race
24/09/2011 - WORLD WINDS

The Cordouan lighthouse, and the Mini Transat race

Built in 1611, the Cordouan lighthouse dominates the Gironde estuary in south-western France and is often known as the "Versailles of the Sea". We check it out in all its splendour. Also, we catch up with Basque skipper Sébastien Rogues (pictured) who is hoping for a decisive victory this time around in the mini trans-Atlantic race from France to Brazil.
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