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CARBON CASH FOR FORESTS

REDD (Reduced Emissions for Deforestation and Degradation) is a UN proposal to pay developing countries for preserving forests and, in so doing, helping to reduce global carbon emissions. Rod Harbinson, head of the Panos London environment programme talks to indigenous groups and conservationists. This audio report is available courtesy of Panos London.

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THE SUMMER OF STORM

David Rooke* discusses the impact of the summer's floods.

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WALK A LITTLE LIGHTER

John Madeley* considers climate change from a Christian perspective.

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THREE MADE PLACES

Sculptural statements by Peter Clegg and Antony Gormley created during a Cape Farewell expedition to the Arctic.

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CLIMATE CHANGE IS A FEMINIST ISSUE

Yifat Susskind* describes the work that MADRE undertakes to empower women in communities most exposed to environmental disaster.

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MAASAI WOMEN ADAPT TO A CHANGING CLIMATE

The Maasai are struggling with frequent water shortages which is threatening their way of life. But one women's group is taking action, as Ebby Nanzala* reports.

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FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH

Sir Michael Pitt* introduces the key findings of his recently published Review of the UK’s response to the summer floods of 2007.

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WHILE NATURE'S LIBRARY BURNS

David Buckland* concludes our serialisation of Burning Ice, Cape Farewell’s inspirational book documenting the recent Arctic explorations of artists, scientists and writers onboard a 100-year old schooner.

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BRING ON THE FREE-THINKERS

Erika Yarrow finds inspiration, energy and optimism amongst arts and ecology experts at the University of Falmouth.

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THE FIGHT TO BE GREEN

The arrival of David Miliband at Defra last year signalled that the Government was gearing up for a nuclear future and preventing other political parties from claiming the green agenda. CIWEM Executive Director, Nick Reeves, reports from Westminster.

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PAYING THE PRICE OF IGNORING THE VALUE

CIWEM Executive Director, Nick Reeves, says governments seem to think that actions on the symptoms of a warming world will win the war on climate change. . . Big mistake.

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