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21 June 2012 Last updated at 09:33 ET

'Slow' progress on Earth problemsBan Ki-moon

The UN sustainable development summit in Rio de Janeiro has formally opened with a warning from UN head Ban Ki-moon that progress on the issue is too slow.

Scientists in the ArcticSir Paul on Arctic: 'Let it be'

Greenpeace is launching a campaign backed by star names to have the Arctic region declared a sanctuary by the United Nations.

Urban wasteland (c) Michael Hutchinson/ NPL.comWaste land vital for UK wildlife

Brownfield or waste land sites are valuable and overlooked habitats for rare UK species, say conservationists. BBC Nature

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