Background

17.03.2003 Concerns that the Kyoto Protocol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions might actually increase the logging of pristine forests appear to be justified, according to a group of European scientists.

08.01.2003 Evictions from Indian forests are being fought in the courts as well as on the ground, but are the people living in the forests the best placed to protect them? this article asks.

30.10.2002 Global Issues provides background to the Eighth Conference of Parties (COP-8) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change which took place from 23 October to 1 November 2002 in New Delhi, India.

19.08.2002 As scientists probe the complex science of aerosols, the environmental problems these tiny particles may cause is only beginning to emerge.

20.05.2002 British media minimize and marginalise debate on the threat of global warming, says a new report. Includes tips on challenging the coverage.

20.05.2002 Climate change policies are commonly evaluated on their potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But it is important to understand the ancillary effects on public health, transportation and ecosystem health in order to have a more complete picture of the potential consequences of climate change policies for the environment and the economy, according to research by the World Resources Institute.

15.03.2002 Global warming is not just facts, figures and future forecasts. Meet the people whose lives are already being affected by it.