The biggest issues in global development and the environment.
World Service,Β·490 episodes
Why do birds sing at dawn?
New plans to stop diamonds from fuelling wars.
Upsides and downsides of tourism in Majorca, Belize and Zanzibar.
Do you want foreign companies to run your schools, hospitals or rubbish disposal?
Why do aid agencies choose to have the words Islamic or Christian in their titles?
Are multi-nationals really cleaning up their act?
Why a British aid coalition believes it is the wrong time to raise money for Afghanistan
The use and abuse of humanitarianism - what are the lessons for Afghanistan?
Mayan Indian opposition to bioprospecting.
Local groups attempting to prevent corporations patenting traditional produce in Mexico.
Should we prioritise people or national parks?
Statistician Bjorn Lomborg challenges green orthodoxies, upsetting environmental groups
Western aid agencies accused of having a detrimental impact, can they reform? Should they?
World's least developed countries meet in Zanzibar to create a position for trade talks.
As the African Union comes into existence, what can we expect?
Sustainable land use on the River Gambia
The struggle in the Middle Ease to return damaged ground to grazing lands.
Food production with agrochemicals. How are these products affecting soil health?
Disagreements over land and resources in Poland, Yemen, Bangladesh and the Philippines
How to get energy from hot rocks. The issues and benefits of the alternative energy
Maoist uprising over the past five years explored. Report from rebel controlled areas.
Building of the Aswan Dam Egypt, and how this led to the dam building boom
River dams in Oregon USA and the future of their construction.
Farmer in Daviot, Aberdeenshire tells her story of taking part in a GMO crop
Food security in Ethiopia, Brazil and Jordan
Hoover Dam in Nevada USA and its legacy.
It guarantees a better deal for the Third World, but how fair is 'fairtrade'?
Five years after the Istanbul Housing Conference, how much progress has been made?
Pragmatic solutions for Third World debt, the progress in debt crisis discussions outlined