Workers are dying in Bangladesh’s shipyards because the west's shipping industry - including UK companies - is not taking responsibility for the disposal of ageing vessels
… How we poison Bangladesh with toxic ship carcasses Andrew … And Recycling Shipbreaking Shipping Trade Bangladesh ship in sea.jpg Workers are dying in Bangladesh’s shipyards because the west's …
As COP21 reaches its endgame, there are plans to build 2,440 coal-fired power plants around the world, write Mowdud Rahman & Greig Aitken. Their completion would send global temperatures, and sea levels, soaring. Yet Bangladesh, the world's most 'climate vulnerable' large country, has plans for a 1.3GW coal power plant on the fringes of its World Heritage coastal wetlands.
… world's largest mangrove forest - and Bangladesh's future Mowdud Rahman Greig Aitken … Fossil Fuels Coal Biodiversity Conservation Bangladesh sundarbans-tiger-cut.jpg As COP21 … temperatures, and sea levels, soaring. Yet Bangladesh, the world's most 'climate …
B9 Shipping and the Greenheart project are pioneering new, fully sustainable, forms of ship design. Despite industry scepticism the boats - based on wind power and biomethane - could signify a return to the great age of sail, reports Ewan Kingston
… a serious problem INVESTIGATION How we poison Bangladesh with toxic ship carcasses Workers are dying in Bangladesh’s shipyards because the west's …
Bhutan is well on its way to becoming the greenest nation on the planet. In his Special Report for the Ecologist, photojournalist MICHAEL BUCKLEY explores the reasons why the country's ecosystems and dazzling biodiversity remain intact - and highlights the one thing that threatens this admirable integrity...
… deal with the problem of anaemia in India and Bangladesh. The resulting GM rice was found to … have a good amount of iron in them. In Bangladesh, a GM crop known as Golden Rice is …
Slavery is a terrible thing for the world's estimated 36 million slaves, writes Kevin Bales. But it's also an environmental disaster. Many slaves are forced to work in destructive activities like clearing forests for mines, farms and plantations - making slave labour the world's third biggest 'country' in terms of CO2 emissions. It really is time to end slavery!
… Shumir in a village at the bottom of Bangladesh. Just the night before he had …
Cash for conservationism is crucial if projects are to have a meaningful, long-lasting impact. That's why the continued funding of the Whitley Awards - the so-called "green oscars" of the conservation world - is essential, says WENDYROSIE SCOTT
… the country's rich biodiversity. Based in Bangladesh, the planets most populated …
Should rivers be given legal rights like humans? A Bristol campaigner is testing the waters of British law in an effort to protect the Avon from further pollution.
… Ecuador, Columbia, Australia, the US and Bangladesh have all begun to review their own …
Natural resources,are increasingly responsible for fuelling violence across the world. Now some environmentalists want to fight back – using force if necessary.
… the trade in rare wildlife in both India and Bangladesh have also emerged. The US …