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What is agrotourism? How does it help communities? A look at agrotourism in Cyprus
Habitat for Humanity and its role in improving accomodation quality in Suffolk
The effect of the single global economy on rich and poor.
Accomplishments since the 1992 summit, a discussion of the failures and lack of progress
The school book campaign World Book Day and attempts to improve education in Africa.
How the HIV AIDS epidemic makes our world more divided.
Interview with George Foulkes from the Department For International Development (DFID)
The development of wind power in Denmark and the relative merits of using renewable energy
Recent research considering water shortages and resolutions.
Volunteers in Zimbabwean schools, a British charity programme
Nicaragua four months after Hurricane Mitch; how people are faring.
Special programme on US environmental research group The Worldwatch Institute.
Risks to the World Heritage Area are considered by a range of speakers.
A uranium mine introduced to a protected area infringing on Aboriginal territory.
The conflict between Kenyan environmentalists and the government over the use of forests.
The hostile attitude towards refugees in Britain
Desertification and the attempts to reverse the process in Senegal.
The ethical investment campaign, its limitations and what the term means
Attitudes in Bosnia about war and the rules of war
Eco-tourism in Sri Lanka. Interviews with tourists, the local population and hoteliers
Special program concerning South Africa. An interview with Chief Justice Albie Sachs.
Exploring the arguments surrounding GM crops
A history of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and a look at the current landscape
The ecological impact of toxic metals of the Natural Park of Doñana
The movement of tobacco companies to China, an outline of Chinese attitudes.
After Hurricane Mitch, changing attitudes towards debt relief for affected Central America
Results from the climate change talks in Buenos Aires
Central America after Hurricane Mitch, the case for continued aid provision
Interview with Nigerian human rights activist, Ayoola Obe
An exploration of micro credit as a means of alleviating poverty