Crops in India wilt in weak monsoon season
Vilas Dinkar Mukane lives halfway around the world from the corn farmers of Iowa, but the Indian sharecropper is at risk of losing his livelihood for the same reason: not enough rain. He is not alone.
Spying activists on anti-fracking groups in Poland exposed
Recent media reports from Poland show that heavy-handed tactics such as spying and undercover operations are being used against groups and individuals who question shale gas development. Shale gas companies have sent spies to anti-fracking meetings and reported their findings to the highest levels of the Polish government and internal security services, according to reports in a Polish daily newspaper.
Filipino illegal loggers pose deadly threat
The Philippines is one of the most dangerous places in the world for forest rangers.More than 20 have been killed in just the past two years as authorities admit that they are struggling to control the threat from illegal loggers.
