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Description of the origin and uses of 1$ a day as a measure of absolute povery

"Ghana's population explosion As the world population hits 7 billion, John Vidal returns to the country of his birth to find the midwife who delivered him and to see how Ghana is dealing with a leap from 4 million to more than 25 million people"

Seen as blasphemy, leading ecologist proposes counter-intuitive idea to stop desertification.   

Very moving news report about forced abortions in China as a result of the OCP. 

Britain will overtake Germany as the country with the highest population in Europe, the United Nations predicted yesterday.

Japan's population had its sharpest decline ever last year as deaths outnumbered births, posing an escalating economic threat to growth prospects amid a global recession.

A decade ago, unmarried Arab women like Ms. Fathi, working outside their home countries, were rare. But just as young men from poor Arab nations flocked to the oil-rich Persian Gulf states for jobs, more young women are doing so, sociologists say, though no official statistics are kept on how many.

China, as we have reported recently, is making serious commitments to stemming the environmental damage being caused by their explosive industial revolution. One of the biggest ecological projects taking place in China is that of Dongtan

BBCs Series "Develop or Die" looks at Developing Countries around Asia, and the different challenges each face to continue their development amindst Global Concerns about Climate Change, CO2 Emissions, increAsing Pollution, and public demand for increAsed sustainable development both in developed Countries but also the rapidly developing regions of the Planet. In this Episode Malaysia (Part 1 of 2) highlights the challenges faced As transport and construction boom, while in Part 2 Vietnam sets an example with regard to the increAsing Tourist Industry in Asia.

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Excellent Article about Malthusian Theory and it's changing role in the today's world.  Excellent for patterns in resource consumption [Submitted by Chris Stephenson]

Cellphones used to improve development.  Animated videos sent about disease prevention, agricultural  etc

Forests' role as massive carbon sinks is "at risk of being lost entirely", top forestry scientists have warned.

For the first time ever, the number of Britons over 65 exceeds those under 16. As the country grows older, the demand is growing for people to be able to work beyond pensionable age. And with advanced years comes growing political power - so the debate about retirement age is set to intensify

And as you might imagine, it's not pretty- climate change's usual suspects like more severe tropical storms, drought, and raising sea levels make appearances, but it's some of the lesser-known threats detailed here that make the report truly scary

Largely unnoticed, a Third World War is under way. It is a silent war and the enemy is malnutrition. Its victims are mainly children living in less developed countries. And one weapon waiting to be used more widely to combat it is a 'miracle vegetable', Moringa, popularly known in my country - the Philippines - as malunggay.

The Indonesian Maritime Minister's proposal comes as a report this week reinforces the need to accommodate forecast increasing numbers of people displaced by climate change

A dramatic 'age quake' is shaking Britain as the country grows older - for the first time ever, the number of people over 65 exceeds those under 16. Here, in the start of a new series looking at the profound financial, emotional and practical issues faced by a rising number of Britons, we report on the best places for retired people to live across the UK.

Scientists in Bolivia say that one of the country's most famous glaciers has almost disappeared as a result of climate change.