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Environment

Corruption threatens climate finance

Hundreds of billions of dollars will be needed to respond to climate change over the years ahead. Yet corruption threatens to undermine the world's best efforts, Transparency International has warned in a new report. »

 
 
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Environment features

Renewables

Two men show how the solar panel works

Brighter path

The Netherlands wants to pave its roads and bicycle tracks with solar panels to go green.»

 
 

Parkland

Bikers cycle through Millennium Park

Retuned to nature

Eco-tourism replaces industrial legacy in a not-so-small corner of Wales.»

 
 

Conservation

A Komodo dragon on the sand

Arks and airdrops

Some conservationists say the time has come for more radical ideas to protect endangered species.»

 
 
 
 
A deaf and mute child practices drums

Development

Rock and roll helps bring harmony to Colombian town

The town of Puerto Wilches in northern Colombia may not be known for much at the moment. But some people in the town are using music to help the town recover from decades of brutal armed violence. »

 
 
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Development features

Food and security

A malnourished child

Flood fiasco

Malnutrition among Pakistan's poorest children has been overshadowed by other world events.»

 
 

Disasters

Nikolai Isayev holds a photo of himself and colleagues at Chernobyl in the 1980s

25 years on

The Chernobyl disaster has left an enduring legacy for victims trying to rebuild their lives.»

 
 

Democracy

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The youth vote

Schoolchildren in Yemen show they don't need any lessons to understand how democracy works.»

 
 
 

Project of the Week

Rural insurance schemes in Ghana

In Africa, drought can mean financial ruin for farmers. A new insurance scheme developed in Ghana is helping boost financial security among rural populations who depend on their harvests for their livelihoods.  »

 

Opinion: In wake of Fukushima and North Africa, what's next for Desertec?

The nuclear disaster in Japan and the liberation movements in North Africa are highly relevant for the future organization of energy supplies in the world, argues guest columnist Matthias Ruchser. »

 
 
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