Some Himalayan glaciers are growing, but climate scientist Rajendra Pachauri says climate change remains a big problem.
As a former Royal Navy officer, keen angler and the UK's heir apparent, it makes sense that Prince Charles would be inclined to worry about the future of fish and chips.
Human concepts of beauty are shaping conservation efforts, protecting good-looking plants and animals over ugly ones, a study suggests.
An invention allows drivers to beat the heat in traffic while cutting off their engines and helping lessen pollution.
Tech giants Apple and Google may get an unofficial A grade when it comes to stock price, but they can only manage a D grade when it comes to sustainability.
CNN's Kyung Lah reports on how the Philippines hopes to reduce pollution, one ecofriendly motorbike at a time.
Wind turbines have long produced renewable energy but a French engineering firm has discovered another eco-purpose for the towering structures.
Organic farming is widely perceived to be a healthy, more environmentally-friendly alternative to conventional agricultural techniques.
It's an illuminating idea which its creators hope will help drive up energy efficiency and bring down buildings' carbon emissions.
A new iPhone app is making waves in the commercial shipping world by providing an early warning system that aims to reduce maritime collisions with endangered whales.
CNN's Nkepile Mabuse reports on a successful fashion designer who suddenly became a devoted conservationist.
Thermal imaging cameras show how much energy some British buildings waste.
One of the UK's most critically endangered butterflies is making a comeback thanks to a profit making partnership between private landowners and conservation organizations.
CNN's Maggie Lake learns that having a green thumb is something you can hone from the comfort of your own window.
Shasta Darlington visits a Brazilian town held up as an environmental model after being blacklisted for deforestation.
Sandwiched between Hong Kong and Shenzhen -- two of the world's busiest metropolises -- lies a Cold War-era anomaly: a 26 square kilometer green zone that is home to isolated villages, fishponds and flocks of migratory birds.
This might sound a bit nutty, but U.S. researchers are using robot squirrels to learn more about how real ones interact with their main predator, rattlesnakes.
"Go to work on an egg" was the slogan of a successful British television advert and "green chemists" from the UK are doing just that with plans to create plastics made from eggshells.
Bulldozers clearing mountains of wreckage and rubble have been a common sight in Japan's Tohoku region.
Engineers in Malaysia turn an old landfill into a green energy model for the future.
A new satellite study of ice shelves in West Antarctica has revealed they are steadily losing their grip with adjacent land and could intensify the acceleration of ice loss in the area.
Coastal areas that ban fishing can provide havens for endangered wildlife, according to a new report.
Hong Kong's glass recycling rate is only 3%, but one woman is trying to change local attitudes and government policy.
Gorillas put off their food and stressed out orangutans, could nature tourism be bad for wild animals' health?
The recent announcement by the United Nations that 89% of the world's population (6.1 billion people) now has "sustainable access to safe drinking water" was described by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as a "great achievement for the people of the world."
This April, in Washington D.C., ministers from developed and developing countries will discuss how we can prevent the unnecessary deaths of over a million children a year.
A new World Bank study on illegal logging reports that a football field of forest is clear-cut every two seconds around the globe and the problem is now a "global epidemic."
Brazil forest code pits environmentalists against farmers. Shasta Darlington visits the country's agricultural frontier.
A new World Bank study on illegal logging reports that a football field of forest is clear-cut every two seconds around the globe and the problem is now a "global epidemic."
It's harvest time in the heart of Brazil. Top-of-the-line John Deere tractors carve up vast soybean fields, sucking in dry pods and leaving a trail of dust.
Instead of concrete jungles could our cities become urban forests of wooden skyscrapers?
Santino Sena wades through a knee-deep swamp, snatching up green seeds about the size of ping-pong balls that float on the surface of the water.
Brazilian ranchers forced to replant after deforestation turn to seed collectors. CNN's Shasta Darlington reports.
Brazil stands at a crossroads in its efforts to preserve the Amazon rainforest as the government considers controversial legislation governing land use.
CNN's John Zarrella reports the Everglades' problem with python invaders may be worse than imagined.
This chimp and the rest of a unique population of great apes should be hanging around a bit longer thanks a new conservation commitment in Africa.
Building a home with a floor beneath ground on a plot next to a flood-prone river might seem like a recipe for disaster. But not when it's designed to float.
Pay-as-you-go products may be synonymous with mobile phones but a solar energy service in Africa is harnessing the popular business model to bring affordable electricity to the continent's remotest communities.
An artist and inventor creates a bicycle from recycled plastic in Brazil's biggest city. CNN's Shasta Darlington reports
There's no taking out the trash at restaurants in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. CNN's Reynolds Wolf finds out why.
Stopping the illegal rhino horn trade to Asia means turning to technology, Pauline Chiou reports
Vertical gardens are cropping up all over cities these days, transforming drab urban facades into vibrant jungles of color.
CNN's Anna Coren looks at the advantages of sustainable building materials and agricultural products.
A little over ten years ago the coral reefs of Pemuteran Bay in Bali, Indonesia, were in a state of terminal decay.
A new species of catfish discovered in a river deep in a South American jungle has an ingenious way to avoid being a snack for giant piranhas. Instead of camouflage, its body is covered with bony spines to deter potential predators.
A new species of seahorses has the fishing port of Mar del Plata talking about the environment, as Diego Laje reports.
CNN's Pauline Chiou explores the impact of Asia's live reef fish trade.
Containing or preventing a flood from an overflowing river is no small task, but north of Tokyo, a solution is in place.
It is an unlikely collaboration: She is a fashion designer whose creations have been worn by Madonna, Michael Jackson and Prince while he is a world-renowned polymer chemist.
Paris is getting greener and it has nothing to do with spring., as Jim Bittermann reports
CNN's Sara Sidner looks at how Bhutan is striving to find the middle path in the development versus environment debate.
A bikini that can power an iPod and a backpack that charges a mobile phone are just two of the more eccentric examples of solar-powered products to be developed in recent years.
On a brownfield site in east London, not far from the site of the 2012 Olympic Park, a new green vision is emerging from the ashes of the UK capital's dirty industrial past.
As a hangover "cure," they don't come more brutally disturbing than bear bile.
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A village in Bali, Indonesia, turns tourist waste into jobs. CNN's Kristie Lu Stout reports.
In the unforgiving dry lands outside Lima a war against the desert is being waged with an unusual weapon. Where for years and years only parched land could be seen, patches of green have now appeared and roses are replacing some of the thorny desert plants.
Stretching out across the peaceful waters of the River Tweed in Peeblesshire, Scotland, the Dawyck Estate river crossing is an unlikely record breaker.
Peruvians living in the desert find an ingenious way of producing water. CNN's Rafael Romo reports.
Asia's oldest hotel chain has waded into the debate on the slaughter of sharks for their fins by taking the Chinese delicacy off its menus.
Gary Locke is the new U.S. ambassador to China, and he's finding one aspect of Beijing very challenging: air quality.
It's not as futuristic as greenhouses on Mars, but farmers on terra firma are using space-based technology to certify organic crops.
Alice Waters, US Organic pioneer, says she has high hopes for an organic revolution in China.
Bhutan is the last of the Himalayan kingdoms. The small country is situated in the nooks and crannies of the highest mountain range on earth.
The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is using clean energy to power its country and its economy. Sara Sidner reports.
CNN contributor Philippe Cousteau discusses the environmental impact of 7 billion people on Earth.
CNN's Amber Lyon examines the effect plastic bags have on the ocean.
Boston band Melodeego uses audience members to power their shows with a pedal generator system called Sustainable Sound.
Villagers in the Philippines recently snared one of the biggest crocodiles ever; caring for it will be a great challenge.
Powered by the same energy produced by a toaster, this weekend 39 solar-powered cars are preparing to race across the Australian outback reaching speeds in excess of 100 kilometers per hour (62 miles per hour) along the way.
CNN's Liz Neisloss reports on the difficulty zoos have in breeding certain animals but why it may be critical.
Eunice Yoon reports on an environmental network in China that is targeting Apple.
A 101-hectare park development aims to fuse nature and technology in Singapore. Liz Neisloss reports
The sea's greatest predator is at risk from the rapacious appetite of humans.
From banning shark fin soup to sanctuaries, efforts around the world are being made to save the sharks.
Grassroots efforts are under way to protect one of the most threatened and isolated dugong populations in the world.
A controversial bill to ban to shark fin in California stirs heated debate among the Chinese-American community.
A Chinese delicacy may soon disappear from California restaurants if a bill to ban the sale of shark fins makes it through the state Senate.
Now running at Seoul's main amusement park, Paula Hancocks learns the concept of "charge as you go."
A conservation study using hidden motion-sensor cameras has revealed the secret life of mammals in some of the world's most remote forests.
Hugh Williams reports on environmentally responsible oyster farming in Australia.
Japan's solar energy quest heats up after the Fukushima nuclear crisis. CNN's Kyung Lah reports
Eco Soltuions takes a look at renewable energy in Japan and measures to combat drought in central China.
From shark sanctuaries to performance art, measures are being taken to protect the endangered animals.
Palau's changing environment in the Pacific is raising questions about the island's resilience to climate change. CNN's Kristi Lu Stout reports
Fish stocks are close to collapse in Europe, so changing tastes is one way to keep the UK's favorite dish on the menu.
Eco Solutions takes you to Palau to visit the world's first shark sanctuary. CNN's Anna Coren reports
In a fight for survival in India, people hunt and kill rare tigers. CNN's Mallika Kapur reports.
The Bandhargarah National Park is India's premier tiger conservation area, but the animals remain dangerously at risk.
Traditional poachers are still hunting tigers in India. What can be done to stop them?
Tiger conservation goes global, but how far will people power go to save the species?
For years Japan has embraced "setsuden" --"saving electricity" -- during the country's hot summer months.
A planned subdivision will run free of coal and nuclear energy. CNN's Kyung Lah reports.
On the roof of a 21-story office building in Hong Kong's eastern district sits a grassy patch of hope that agriculture can thrive even in one of the world's most congested spaces.
A battle for precious land is brewing between endangered tigers and people in central India. Mallika Kapur reports.
Local green group draws attention with a provocative performance to draw attention to the plight of sharks.
The return of wild oryx to the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula is being hailed as a conservation success story.
Consumers of seafood may have an idea if their fish is wild-caught or farmed, but how many know aquaculture's impact on the environment?
The rare pink dolphin is under threat in Hong Kong. Kristie Lu Stout speaks to conservationists trying to protect them.
CNN's Eunice Yoon reports on how a conservation center in the Philippines is trying to save three kinds of turtles.
At 4.30 a.m., an hour before the sun rises over Bandhavgarh Nature Park in central India, a dozen elephants are prepared for the day ahead.
Increase of tiger population and human sprawl has created human-tiger conflict. CNN's Mallika Kapur reports.
Eco Solutions takes to the seas to search for Hong Kong?s elusive Pink Dolphin.
If an effort to save their town, residents of Bandipur, Nepal, have banned motor vehicles from their streets.
Only 3000 tigers live in wild around the world. Eco Solutions examines what it takes to protect endangered species.
A wooden bicycle sounds almost as useful as a square wheel, but British craftsman Michael Thompson has not only made a working ,100% wooden bike, but plans to set a land speed record with it as well.
"No vehicles allowed", reads the hand-painted sign welcoming visitors to the Nepalese village of Bandipur.
CNN's Gena Somra travels to Bandipur, Nepal, to see how efforts to fight pollution saved the town from ruin.
CNN's Eunice Yoon visits a program that aims to improve children's nutrition while educating them about the planet.
A new program turns Hong Kong's glass bottles from landfill trash to practical eco-bricks. CNN's Manisha Tank reports
Areva is working to make its reactors safer by using lessons from nuclear accidents. CNN's Jim Bittermann reports
The disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant has brought into question Japan's relationship with nuclear power.
A Swedish town plans to bury nuclear waste for 100,000 years. Is it a safe solution or storing up future problems?
From Taiwan to Europe, the unfolding disaster in Japan has had repercussions for the nuclear industry across the world.
A Swedish town near the Forsmark nuclear power station will be home to nuclear waste. Many locals approve.
Sweden is set to have the world's first final storage for spent nuclear fuel. CNN's Per Nyberg reports.
Like the energy source itself, it's the question that won't go away: what can be done with spent nuclear fuel?
CNN's Anna Coren visits a nuclear plant in Taiwan to see the safeguards in place to prevent a potential disaster there.
CNN's Barbara Starr explains how the military is exploring alternative fuel sources.
Eco Solutions takes viewers around the world to meet people with practical solutions to preserve the planet.
CNN's Eunice Yoon goes out on patrol with a makeshift marine corps in the Philippines.
As Japan's earthquake and tsunami ripped through the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the wind turbines at nearby Takine Ojiroi Wind Farm did what they were designed to do: They swayed, they stopped, and they electronically checked themselves.
In southern Bangladesh, a small group of local women is taking the initiative when it comes to environmental protection.
CNN's Sara Sidner looks at how a group of village women are helping save a wildlife sanctuary from thieves and hunters.
The films "The Warriors of Qiugang" and "Sun Come Up" are nominated for Academy Awards. CNN's Anna Coren reports.
In an outdoor natural hot spring, or onsen, in snow-covered Nagano, Japan, people get a rare up-close view of snow monkeys in their natural habitat.
For cities overgrown with weeds, a low-tech, ecofriendly solution is on hand with an insatiable appetite to help.
In Hong Kong, where factory space is stacked in skyscrapers, the 15th floor of an industrial block houses vast tanks in which thousands of rare fish swim under the eerie, purple glow of UV lights.
What will the world be like with two billion cars on the roads? Can electric vehicles be the game changer?
Electric cars are gaining traction, hoping to move into major cities. Andrew Stevens tests out a few in Hong Kong.
Last year six people were killed by sharks worldwide. Multiply that number by more than 12 million and you get close to the number of sharks killed for human consumption each year.
An upcoming documentary chronicles the arrival of mass-market electric cars. CNN's Kristie Lu Stout reports.
The organization Second Harvest is showing Japan how to not waste food. CNN's Kyung Lah reports.
Could a floating dome that can house up to 10,000 people be a model for future living?
Eco Solutions looks at whether last year had more environmental setbacks or breakthroughs.
Eco Solutions won the best documentary prize at the Asian Television Awards 2010. Watch the award-winning report.
Eco Solutions looks at different approaches to preserving endangered species, like bluefin tuna and sharks.
Does the recent spell of extreme winter weather in the U.S. and Europe refute global warming?
Lack of access to clean water is still a problem for millions of people across the world, but new developments in nanotechnology and a water filter that resembles a humble tea bag could prove to be effective solutions.
Lack of access to clean water is still a problem for millions of people across the world, but new developments in nanotechnology and a water filter that resembles a humble tea bag could prove to be effective solutions.
CNN's Fionnuala Sweeney talks with Philippe Cousteau about the state of our oceans and the growing plastic waste problem.
CNN's Fred Pleitgen on how German ski resorts are coping with global warming.
In the Alps, the term "going green" is not necessarily a good thing.
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