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Harmful cookstove smoke is one of the top five threats to public health in poor developing countries.
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Opinion Last Modified: 04 May 2013 09:50 GMT
The oil giant is responsible for cleaning the spills and leaks throughout Nigeria's southern regions, a new report says.
Opinion Last Modified: 10 Dec 2012 11:14 GMT
The economic giant's hunger for timber reportedly causes illegal destruction of forests needed to stop global warming.
Features Last Modified: 05 Dec 2012 17:58 GMT
Some scientists believe the ozone layer, protecting earth from the sun's ultraviolet radiation, could be recovering.
Features Last Modified: 24 Nov 2012 15:17 GMT
Project that maps underground aquifers in multiple countries could be 'of strategic importance' if not mismanaged.
Africa Last Modified: 20 Apr 2012 21:41 GMT
Rights group says company should pay $1bn to clean up oil spills in Niger Delta which activists say affected thousands.
Africa Last Modified: 10 Nov 2011 13:25 GMT
Air pollution in Afghanistan is deteriorating, however efforts are underway to help clear the skies.
Tanya Goudsouzian and Helena Malikyar
Features Last Modified: 17 Mar 2011 13:12 GMT
A new publication details environmental challenges facing the continent.
Charles Mkoka in Johannesburg
Africa Last Modified: 12 Jun 2008 08:25 GMT

The world's deserts are under threat as never before, with climate change making lack of water an even bigger problem for the planet's last great wildernesses, a UN report says.

Archive Last Modified: 05 Jun 2006 01:11 GMT

More than 50 contaminated industrial and military sites across Iraq pose a threat to the environment and public health, the United Nations has warned.

Archive Last Modified: 11 Nov 2005 03:45 GMT
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