Environment
Fragile, and changing. Discover more about our environment with our expert views. [For more on the changing environment, explore our features on climate change.]
Eden restored?
Most of the British Isles landscape has been touched by human intervention. Is it even possible to start restoring habitats?
Meet the invaders
Have you seen an invader today? You've probably walked past several without even realising it. Everywhere you look, there are invaders.
The science of the natural world
It's the science that considers the interplay between living things and their environment. Sample a beginner's guide to ecology.
No turning back
Jonathon Porritt asks if our exploitation of the planet's resources is leading us to our last gasp?
Do your bit
Cutting waste, reducing packaging, recycling - find out how you can do your bit and help the environment.
The river runs dry
Does the rest of the world have a right to interfere in decisions taken affecting the Brazilian rainforest? Why does the Amazon matter?
Swapping polarity
North is north, and south is south - and while the twain might never meet, they might swap. Will pole shifts lead to magnetic mayhem?
Far gone and out
Over ninety-nine per cent of all species that ever existed have disappeared - so should we worry about extinction?
Reaping what we've sown?
A rain forest in the UK? You don't have to travel to the other side of the world thanks to the Eden Project. It's needed, too, with changes in climatic effect on plants.
Weather watching
Russell Floyd explains the importance of accurate weather forecasts in our climate videos.
Power from the waves
If we don't want nuclear and can't have oil, will the resources of the coast keep us plugged in?
Ocean or dumping ground?
We use the sea as a handy dumping ground but how long can we continue trashing the waves?
A message from the grandchildren
How might your actions today be shaping the coast of tomorrow? Find out - and get your own postcards from the future.
Reduce, reuse, recycle - reminders
So you want to recycle but don't know how to start? Find out where to get information on sustainable living, energy efficiency and more. There's contact details for local and international green groups. It's all in your backyard.
Stop flagging, get lagging
A makeover that isn't just cosmetic. Lose the paintbrush and lay down the loft lagging. Save loads in the energy house.
Holiday choices
Fancy a holiday to get away from thoughts of global warming - but how green is your journey?
The preserve of the rich?
Neither hybrid cars nor organic food come cheap. Does it cost too much to be green?
Getting there
What's more important: convenience or the environment? Take our interactive journey to find out the best mode of transportation.
Dinner decisions
How green is your dinner? When it comes to helping the enviroment, what choices can we make about our food?
Local shops for local people
Do you know where your breakfast came from? Discover the benefits of buying local produce.
Sparking
Conserving energy benefits the environment, but we must also consider our choice of sources of energy.
Solution or problem?
Splitting atoms to generate electricity may not contribute to global warming, but are there drawbacks to using nuclear power?
Throw-away lines
Each year Britain produces 120 million tonnes of industrial, commercial and household waste. But who cleans up?
Checking out the options
Jane Bickerstaff discusses how you can make more environmentally friendly consumer choices.
Big business goes green
More and more companies seem to be taking note of environmental issues. Watch two high-profile business leaders explain their plans, as big business goes green.
Blog: green marketing to the rescue?
The shelves are filling with organic food and energy-efficient products. Will green marketing will save the planet?
Time and tide
How does the shape of the shoreline change over the centuries? Charts tell the story through coastal mapping.
Control your own coast
Balance the demands of the people, the environment and the economy of a town by the sea: You are the coastal manager.
Passages from India
Taking part in work to explore climate change through plant fossils, meet Bob Spicer: Our Man In India.
Blog: grasping at straw?
Praised as a way to reduce CO2 emissions, then condemned for adding to world hunger, are biofuels heroes or villains?
Life in the flood plain
Mike Dodd reports on the latest techniques being used to check for biodiversity in waterside meadows.
Content last updated: 23/02/2006
