This year, forests roughly the size of Panama vanished. But protecting our forests is one of the most affordable ways to mitigate climate change. Find out how it can be done.
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Interview of the Month
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Lead Article
Key Stories 2008: How Will they Affect our Future?
We have selected this year’s stories that will have the biggest impact in the years to come. Find out what the new methane bubble, the car industry’s crash test, moody oil prices, and a failing economy spell for the climate, world hunger, and energy security.
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| News Europe Drills Coal to Reduce Dependence on Russian Gas Gas prices have fallen recently, but the EU is still painfully aware of its dependence on Russian gas. The Union’s latest plan to tackle this is to promote natural gas production from coal beds to heat homes and fuel power stations. > more |
| Take Action Tree Time – Even at Christmas You can always plant a tree, but there are many other ways to use wood more carefully and help preserve the world’s forests. See how you can make a difference by getting rid of your books and choosing the right kind of wood. > more |
Editor's Choice
Protecting Forests: Cutting CO2, not Trees
Economically, trees are worth more dead than alive, despite being critical stores of carbon and generators of rainfall. That must change to avoid climate change and catastrophic loss of biodiversity.
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| Calendar January 13 | Global Risk Report 2009 The Global Risk Report is published ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos by the Global Risks Network. The report discusses the most important global risks in the upcoming year and proposes strategies to mitigate these challenges. Find out more in our January newsletter. > more |
| January 29 | World Economic Forum (WEF) 2009 Leaders from government, business, and academia will meet again in Davos, Switzerland. This year's WEF is all about “Shaping the Post-Crisis World”. How could a stable financial system look? How can we revive economic growth? > more |
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