The effects of global warming due to rising concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs) may not all be bad. Xiahong Feng of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA, says that rising levels of
After experiencing a 10-year low in economic growth, the cash-starved Sri Lanka government has decided to sell its valuable teak trees. This decision has sparked a major controversy with
A villager in Goa wants to cut a tree growing in his backyard to mend his damaged roof. But he needs to get permission from the tree officer. And how does he get the permission? In a letter to the editor, a forester/villager, who wishes to remain anonymou
$36 : Over the last few years, evidence has solidified that slavery not only exists, but may be widespread in parts of Sudan. On a recent day in Yargut village, there seemed little to dispute that.