Vietnam’s capital is at a critical junction, balanced precariously between its past and present, trying to maintain a certain sense of culture and identity while integrating further into the global economy. Rice fields and farmlands are being overtaken by new highways, skyscrapers and industrial areas. The lakes and rivers for which the city was once [...]

Sinamaica Lagoon is a large extension of water located northwest of Zulia state, Venezuela. The Paraujano population or ethnic Añu that inhabit this area have been lived on the Lagoon, in stilted houses over the water “palafitos”, since pre-colonial times. People living there, now estimated at 2800, use this body of water for fishing, transport, [...]

Beautiful lakes, silent hills coated with eucalyptus and pine trees, misty mornings ascertaining a perennially cool weather, Kodaikanal comes across as a perfect tourist destination in southern India. But even this picture perfect landscape has not escaped the harsh consequences of man’s eternal greed. It is a story of suffering on account of exposure to [...]

Alex Masi investigates the leather business in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, one of the largest production and manufacturing centres in Asia, to document child labour and indiscriminate pollution.

The recent high energy prices and the discovery of new clean-coal technologies are leading to an unexpected revival of the coal industry in Wales.

The Vale of Neath, South Wales, has maintained its predominant position in the history and production of coal since the Industrial Revolution in mid-nineteenth century.
In 1984 and 1985, with [...]

Informal waste collection systems have many environmental and economic advantages. They reduce the need for landfill and save natural resources while providing an important lifeline for some of the world’s poorest people. In Buenos Aires, informal waste collectors known as “scavengers” recover 9 – 17% of municipal waste, representing an estimated savings for the municipality [...]