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Pumas and Pandas
The hidden cost of a pair of trainers, plus how to rent a panda
Growing pains for population
Head of UN Population on world's carrying capacity and why control is out of tune
The Vatican
The Vatican's new report on climate change, faith and science, and the Pope's solar panels
Plastic waste and the begging robot
Plastic bottles, charitable giving and a robot that asks you for money
The EU and the environment, plus the endless city
The EU's environment commissioner plus a look at urban growth around the world
Asia - From Saver To Spender
Asia moves from saver to spender - changing the balance of global development
At the Edge of Capitalism
The search for jobs, wealth and natural resources in the rainforests of Borneo
Building a Nation
Development in a new country, South Sudan. Plus asking the poor for advice
Carbon taxes, profits and a packet of crisps
Australia ignites the carbon tax debate, and China comes clean on its secret oil spill
The battle over Welsh wind farms
Turbines are popping up around the world, but in the Welsh valleys, locals have had enough
China 'green champion at home, but looter abroad'
Claims that China leads the green revolution at home, but lags behind abroad
Hungary's Toxic Spill
We visit western Hungary and find out how the area hit by toxic sludge is recovering
The $1bn Ganges project
Filthy and embarrassing, the Ganges needs help - we explore how the Thames can save it
What slums can teach us
The world's slums are booming - so what can they teach us about enterprise and community?
Is it time to embrace our slums?
For the second part of his series on slums, Paul Mason asks if they are here forever.
Life under the Balkans
Three kilometres underground, the Dinaric Arc has been called Europe's Amazon forest.
Obama leaves greens blue
The American president struggles to match his green aspirations with political reality.
An Interview With Al Gore
The Nobel laureate talks false science, oil addiction and why victory is inevitable.
On The Fracking Frontline
The critics and the defenders desperate to win the battle over shale gas.
Forty Years On
It's 40 years since the birth of the green movement. How has it fared? We find out.
More Than One Planet
What would we do if it turned out there was more than one planet like Earth?
Forest fights and calming cities
The environmental battles over the paper industry, plus urban design and the London riots.
The Search for Kyoto's Successor
Why we might not see a new deal on climate change until 2020.
Seven Billion People
The world's population is due to hit seven billion next week - cause for joy or concern?
Thailand's Floods
How Thailand is coping with its worst floods in decades.
Asia's Next Disaster
A special debate from Bangkok on the future of disaster management in Asia.
China, Banker to the World
How the world's most populous nation has become the world's favourite banker.
Afghan pollution and African pop
Air pollution kills more in Kabul than conflict, plus music, aid and celebrity in Kinshasa
Solar power and strong women
Cuts threaten the solar industry, plus why women are key to climate change action.
How Kyoto Failed Africa
Why isn't Africa benefiting from the Clean Development Mechanism?
The $100bn Fundraiser
Vulnerable nations were promised $100bn to help adapt to climate change - where is it?