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Tibetan nomads struggle as grasslands disappear from the roof of the world
Jonathan Watts
2nd September, 2010
Scientists say desertification of the mountain grasslands of the Tibetan plateau is accelerating climate change more...
What's stopping us getting solar power from deserts?
Mark Jansen
10th February, 2010
Plans to use concentrating solar power plants in the Sahara to generate and export electricity have been on the table for years. Now, it looks as though political will might help move things forward more...
10 resources for tackling climate change
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
They're two of the most important issues of our time. These resources will give you the science, some solutions and a good dose of inspiration to act now more...
Drought in the Australian interior
Dan Box
16th December, 2008
As the worst drought in 100 years makes its effects felt in the southern hemisphere, Dan Box asks whether the Australian interior is becoming a terra nullius – a genuine no-man’s-landmore...
Harvesting rain
Michael Kenneth Cowan
1st June, 2008
Can traditional water-harvesting systems teach us how to solve contemporary water problems? Michael Kenneth Cowan says we have a lot to learn from the ancient and troubled ecology of the Middle East more...
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