Handling Technology With Care






The Year of the Sea-Change?
By Someshwar Singh

This is the International Year of the Ocean and attention is focused as never before on the marine environment. But promises and rhetoric must be translated into action if some of the earth's most valuable resources are to be protected.


The One That Got Away
By Omayma Khan

A leopard may not be able to change his spots, but farming communities can change their attitudes so that rare and valuable species may be helped to recover from the brink of extinction.


Saving India's Sal Trees
By Pushp K Jain

A remarkable hotel in the Brazilian Amazon uses the income from visitors to finance both conservation and sustainable development for local communities - and in return gives the tourists a once-in-a-lifetime experience.


Planting New Ideas in Traditional Medicine
By Yildiz Aumeeruddy-Thomas

In the remote pastures of the high Himalayas, medicinal plants grow in abundance. But their survival may be threatened if harvesting is not regulated and the healthcare needs of local communities are not properly met.