More than 40,000 people in India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands made homeless by the 26 December 2004 Asian tsunami are still living in temporary shelters.
Wednesday, 26 December 2007
Sunday, 23 December 2007
World Capitals: We reveal the greatest city on earth - Independent Online Edition
Welcome to World Capitals, where we explain our methodology to determine a league table of great cities.
The information is in three parts. First, “World Capitals – How We Did It” explains the criteria chosen and the sources used (together with any deficiencies we identified in the data). It describes the formulae applied to the data – in other words, the weighting we gave to every piece of information. And it points out drawbacks with each criterion that may favour particular locations.
Link to World Capitals: We reveal the greatest city on earth - Independent Online Edition > News & Advice
Thursday, 20 December 2007
Wednesday, 19 December 2007
Green light for long-haul scampi?
It sounds mad: shipping UK-caught langoustine thousands of miles to be processed, then back again to be turned into breaded scampi and put on sale.
That's what leading seafood producer Young's started doing last year, triggering a storm of protest from environmental campaigners. They called the huge journey another example of food mile madness.
Link to BBC NEWS | UK | Green light for long-haul scampi?
Monday, 17 December 2007
Sustainable food
Link to BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Quick guide: Sustainable food
Shopping lists 'get more ethical'
Carbon cost of Christmas dinner
Sunday, 16 December 2007
Global Change and Environmental Hazards
How Do Societies Respond and Adjust to Environmental Hazards?
Link to Global Change and Environmental Hazards
Climate deal sealed by US U-turn
Delegates at the UN summit in Bali have agreed a deal on curbing climate change after days of bitter wrangling.
Link to BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Climate deal sealed by US U-turn
Bali at a glance
More questions than answers
UNFCCC
Thursday, 13 December 2007
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
Five carbon lives
How much of a country's emissions are down to the way its people live? Countries like China and India may be among the world's worst CO2 emitters - but a great many of their citizens' carbon footprints are very small. Use the links below to meet ordinary families in the USA, UK, United Arab Emirates, India and China and get a glimpse of their carbon lives.
Link to BBC NEWS | Special Reports | 629 | 629 | Five carbon lives
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