Deforestation
Kiwi handbag enterprise helps semi-nomadic Borneo tribe
Jacky McLaren spent ten years working as a teacher in Brunei, but it's her experiences outside the classroom that are a having a lasting impact. Audio
Destruction of forest in Brazil's Amazon decreases
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell about 27 percent from a year earlier, while clearing increased 34.5 percent, according to preliminary data from space research agency INPE.
Anti-environmental policies blamed for Amazon fires
There has been an 80 percent increase in fires in Brazil's Amazon jungle in the last year and president Jair Bolsonaro is being blamed. Audio
Discovering the biggest seaweed bloom in the world
A floating mass of seaweed stretching from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico is now the biggest seaweed bloom in the world, according to satellite observations. Audio
Wensislaus Fatubun: West Papua's palm oil problem
A visiting Western Papuan environmentalist is calling on our government to address human rights issues with Indonesia over its destruction of rainforests in their region. Wensislaus (Wensi) Fatubun is… Audio
Ben Dowdle
Ben Dowdle is director of Unmask Palm Oil and is campaigning for mandatory labeling of palm oil which is found in around half of all packaged foods. Palm oil plantations have been linked to… Audio
New Zealand Geographic
The magazine is celebrating 25 years by looking forward another 25 to the big issues. Editor James Frankham on why we are not 100% pure. Audio