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Report lists top ten countries at risk of water shortages
Ecologist
29th June, 2010
Sub-Saharan African countries top list of those with most vulnerable water supplies as report warns of 'looming crisis' in both Asia and Africa from pollution and depletion of natural water resources more...Severn barrage faces economic rather than environmental hurdles
Mark Jansen
30th June, 2010
The coalition Government's silence on the Severn tidal barrage may be a reflection of the high economic costs rather than the environmental concerns surrounding the project more...The link between BP, geoengineering and GM
Jim Thomas
28th June, 2010
BP won't stop at dangerous deep water drilling: the company is bent on still more dangerous projects, including genetic modification and hacking the planet's atmosphere... more...Pay hill farmers to protect water supply and carbon sinks, report urges
Martin Wainwright
16th June, 2010
Peat stores 200m tonnes of carbon in England and hills are source of 70 per cent of the country's drinking water, say rural experts more...Lack of drinking fountains in parks makes kids buy fizzy drinks
Ecologist
4th June, 2010
Children may be more likely to turn to sugary drinks and ice-creams because of a lack of working water fountains in public parks in the UK, says campaign group more...A beginner's guide to fishing
Robert MacDougall-Davis
18th May, 2010
Few sports bring you as close to nature as angling. Here's how, why and where to get started more...Green Sundays, London, June- Aug
Green Sundays is a free monthly event programme dedicated to exploring environmental themes in a relaxed and fun way with the whole family more...How to make a solar water heater from plastic bottles
Giovana Zilli
6th May, 2010
Retired mechanic Jose Alano invented a simple, cheap, energy saving rooftop solar water heater which is benefiting thousands of people. Here's how it's done... more...Excessive water abstraction threatens UK rivers
Ecologist
29th April, 2010
Out-of-date licensing rules mean water companies are taking too much water from rivers and threatening local ecosystems more...Water shortages biggest barrier to increasing food production
Ecologist
28th April, 2010
The real issue in food production is not whether we should go for intensive agriculture, GM crops or organic but future water availability, says an environmental think-tank more...Coca-Cola 'misleading' investors over water use in India
Ecologist
23rd April, 2010
Campaigners accuse Coca-Cola CEO of not being open with investors about the potential liabilities it faces for environmental damage in water-stressed areas of India more...Dead Sea pipeline plan an ‘ecological disaster’
Vikki Miller
25th April, 2010
Simple water conservation rather than a multi-billion pound pipeline project would be the best way to save the Dead Sea from disappearing, say environmentalists more...
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Water companies, not farmers, to blame for river pollution
Ecologist
15th April, 2010
Household sewage waste rather than farm slurry should be the target of tough pollution measures to reduce phosphorus levels in English rivers, says study more...Human waste could be fertiliser and power source
Ecologist
24th March, 2010
Many of the substances that make wastewater a pollutant can also be useful as fertilisers for agriculture and in generating gases for small power stations, says report more...Ancient tradition of water purification could save lives
Ecologist
5th March, 2010
Thousand-year-old Indian method of using tree seeds to purify water should be used more widely for tackling waterborne diseases more...How to fix a leaky tap
Sian Berry
5th January, 2010
Fixing a tap could help save tens of thousands of litres of clean water in a year, and save yourself money in the process. In her new book, Mend It!, Siân Berry explains how more...Peak Water: civilisation and the world's water crisis
Emma Bocking
14th January, 2010
Alexander Bell's Peak Water offers a fascinating insight into our changing relationship with water more...Ocean acidification: the facts
Ecologist
10th December, 2009
The marine campaign group Oceana has put together a fact sheet about ocean acidification more...Coca-Cola just part of India’s water ‘free-for-all’
Tom Levitt
4th December, 2009
Water scarcity and mis-management in India are creating a significant human and ecological crisis that will only be worsened by climate change more...10 campaign groups calling for cleaner water
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
Water - we pollute it, waste it, privatise it and dam it. Around the world millions of people lack access to it. But there are organisations out there trying to protect the planet's water for the benefit of all more...Hydropower TV: learn from the water power pioneers
Kate Herbert
22nd September, 2009
Okay so not much happens most of the time... but for anyone interested in building a hydro-electric turbine these live images of a micro-hydropower project construction in Cumbria make compelling viewing more...Banning bottled water in universities
Sophie Haydock
11th August, 2009
Leeds University is the first in the UK to ban the sale of bottled water on campus. Will other universities follow suit? Sophie Haydock reports more...CASE STUDY: supplying clean water in Africa
Leonora Oppenheim
1st May, 2009
Working alongside the people of Ethiopia, WaterAid is helping bring clean water and safe sanitation to drought-hit areas, as Leonora Oppenheim discovers more...CASE STUDY: drought resistant farming in Africa
Brad Lancaster
21st November, 2008
Brad Lancaster meets an inspirational farmer proving just how much is possible for farmers in Africa, even in times of extreme drought more...Wangari Maathai: fighting for Kenya's environment
Nicola Graydon
1st March, 2005
Wangari Maathai’s Nobel prize-winning activism has thrust the environment to the forefront of the global security agenda more...