Plans for GM 'Golden Rice' have divided critics, but Howarth Bouis from HarvestPlus explains why their non-GM biofortified crops with higher portions of key vitamins can succeed in tackling malnutrition
… Mozambique 2007 Cassava Vitamin A DR Congo, Nigeria 2011 Bean Iron DR Congo 2012 Pearl millet Iron India 2012 Maize …
A little-reported legal battle in Italy between paper company Pigna and eco-activists from Terra! is leading to fears that it may open the way for big companies to muzzle legitimate environmental protests. Mandy Haggith reports
… step forward, says Richard Brooks NEWS Congo massacre case prompts call for crackdown … of 70 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo …
Consumers have been left confused by the latest study on the links between mobile phone use and brain cancer. Eifion Rees reports on the struggle to find answers
… senators NEWS Mobile phone metals fuelling Congo war Technology companies should be …
Disney avoids emission cuts by investing $15.5 million in carbon offsetting schemes criticised by campaigners, including projects soon to be banned in the EU
… in Peru and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, types of projects which may not lead to …
With the Kimberley Process in a state of paralysis over Zimbabwean diamonds, consumers can no longer be sure they’re buying ethical jewels. Ahead of a BBC Panorama investigation into the issue, Rosie Spinks reports
… held in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The dozen African and …
With China's rare earth industry blighted by claims of toxic pollution, Estonian company Silmet is stepping up production to meet demand for rare earths essential in the manufacture of electrical gadgets and green technologies
… brand' NEWS Mobile phone metals fuelling Congo war Technology companies should be …
It may have billion-pound profits and gushing praise for technological innovation but Apple is increasingly in the spotlight over its labour rights and environmental record. Eifion Rees reports on the 'sweatshop brand'
… pollution NEWS Mobile phone metals fuelling Congo war Technology companies should be …
With a bigger spotlight than ever on the role of banks in funding fossil fuel projects we report on unethical and environmentally damaging investments by Barclays, HSBC and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)
… is continuing to drive conflict in Eastern Congo, according to the campaign group …