Degraded soils

Soil degradation is a key global environmental indicator. Very degraded soils are found especially in semi-arid areas (Sub-Saharan Africa, Chile), areas with high population…

Areas affected by deforestation

Deforestation is a key global environmental indicator. Many regions of the world are affected by deforestation: namely in South America (Brazil), Central Africa (Congo),…

People affected by natural disasters in Africa from 1971 to 2001

Poor people all over Africa are vulnerable to droughts and floods since many depend on rainfed agriculture as their main means of subsistence and…

Bad harvests in South Niger

In Niger, one of the world's poorest countries, people are far more concerned about the availability of food than its quality. In some areas,…

Developing countries with environmental strategies

While many countries have shown indifference to environmental commitments made at Rio, the summit significantly helped legitimize environmental issues in political agendas worldwide: over…

Smog over Southeast Asia in 1997

In 1997 alone haze caused by air pollutants from fire spread for more than 3,200 kilometres, covering six Southeast Asian countries. In the Malaysian…

Radiation from Chernobyl

What do the Chernobyl disaster, the Three Gorges dam in China and the spread of the Sahel have in common? In each case natural…

Sulphur emissions

Soil degradation is a key global environmental indicator. Trans-border pollution in Europe has become a serious international and environmental problem. Sulphur emissions from industry…

Women in government decision-making positions in 1998

Women are responsible for most household work (and in many parts of the world the majority of agricultural production), but women’s rights to own…

Energy – environment – security interactions

Recently energy demand in the region has reached and surpassed the 1991 level at the same time as the world oil prices have increased…