Environment

Mar 11, 2012
Slideshow: Yarsagumba harvesters face harsh conditions
Nepalese villagers endure harsh temperatures and steep hikes to harvest yarsagumba, the rare fungus known as “Himalayan Viagra,” which sells for about $9,400 a pound.
La Toya Tooles

Thomas L. Kelly
- Environment
- Global Conflict
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Mar 07, 2012
Initiative seeks to strengthen farming-conservation link
A new initiative looks at farms as parts of complex systems that provide more than food and income.
Jon Miller
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Feb 28, 2012
Ethiopia: A battle for land and water
A controversial resettlement program in Ethiopia is the latest battleground in the race to secure prized farmland and water.
Cassandra Herrman

Beth Hoffman
Project(s):
- Food for 9 Billion
- Environment
- Money and Politics
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Feb 28, 2012
Examining Ethiopia's 'villagization' program
Tonight’s story on PBS NewsHour probes the connection between foreign investment in African farmland and the displacement of native people.
Cassandra Herrman
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Feb 27, 2012
Bangladesh farmers confront new climate reality
Bangladesh has made dramatic progress in feeding its people. But can it stop a changing climate from sweeping away the gains?
Jon Miller
Project(s):
- Food for 9 Billion
- Environment
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Feb 27, 2012
Climate change's unequal impact
It's no coincidence that the world's poorest countries also are the most vulnerable to a changing climate.
Jon Miller
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Feb 08, 2012
Calif. cement plant has high mercury emission levels
Built in the Central Valley town of Tehachapi in 1908, the Lehigh Southwest Cement plant has emitted high levels of mercury compared with other plants in California and nationwide.
Sam Pearson
Project(s):
- California Watch
- Business and Technology
- Environment
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Jan 23, 2012
Philippines: Too many mouths?
The Philippines can no longer feed itself. That leaves two options: Increase supply or try to do something about demand.
Sam Eaton
Project(s):
- Food for 9 Billion
- Environment
- Health and Welfare
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Jan 23, 2012
Turning the population tide
When Filipino fishing families got birth control, the effects were dramatic: more food, kids in school and a new will to defend their reefs.
Sam Eaton
Project(s):
- Food for 9 Billion
- Environment
- Health and Welfare
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Jan 23, 2012
See our coverage of the Philippines
“Food for 9 Billion” is all over the airwaves tonight, with features on American Public Media's Marketplace and PBS NewsHour on the links between population growth and food security.
Jon Miller
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