Wood, charcoal, steel and a little piece of paper
Growing numbers of commercial logging companies are realizing that the Forest Stewardship Council certificate represents good business as well as good environmental practice. But the verification procedure is very strict.
Saving ourselves along with the tiger
The loss of tiger habitats has significant implications for millions of people on the Indian sub-continent, even though they may not realize it. But a symbolic link between tigers and the forests where they live may be a tool conservationists can use.
Innocent victims of war in the air
One of Colombia's chosen weapons against its drug barons is aerial spraying of coca and opium poppies with herbicide. But it has been shown to be ineffective and the potential for environmental damage is causing growing concern. Alternatives must be found.
The struggle for Phang Nga Bay
An Asian sea paradise is threatened by huge trawlers hoovering up fish from the ocean at the expense of small, traditional local fisherfolk. WWF has stepped in to advise the locals on sustainable fishing and managing coastal resources.
Making people count
The idea that wildlife can be sustainably managed to help support local communities is gathering support, but it will only become normal practice if management decisions are taken at local level instead of by remote government officials.
The hidden danger facing the tiger
Action to prevent tiger poaching in India is beginning to have some success, but it is not matched by programmes to tackle a more insidious and equally dangerous threat: the steady loss of the animals that tigers feed on.
Light at the edge of the world
The Republic of Sakha in eastern Siberia has made perhaps the most spectacular of all commitments to the Living Planet Campaign, placing a vast area of land under environmental protection. But as financial crisis threatens the Russian Federation, what is the motive behind this dramatic gesture?
Comment: DDT use down but not out
In the past DDT was seen as the chemical most likely to end the scourge of malaria and help control agricultural pests. In time, its hazards became better known. But despite worldwide bans on its use, consumption has not ended.
Animal rescue on the Ho Chi Minh Trail
When poor Vietnamese villagers who barely achieve subsistence levels came upon a rare sao la trapped in a ravine, they chose to release the animal rather than kill and eat it. It is a sign of hope in a country recovering from the ravages of war.
Water: Going with the flow
As Sweden prepares to present its eighth Stockholm Water Prize, the new interest of big business in global water supply offers an opportunity for investment in the earth's most precious resource. But conservation and management must be top of the agenda.