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England’s El Dorado
Features
Mangrove plantations pose threat to coral reefs
News
East Africa eyes up hot rocks for fuel of the future
News
Iraq clean-up team being kept out
News
Big dams all round
Books & Arts
Safe water remains a mirage
News
Europe’s population set on shrinking course
News
Bleeding the planet dry
Opinion
Kyoto changes may drive deforestation
News
Dismay over call to build more dams
News
Scientists to resolve future water wars
News
Composting toilets key to global sanitation, say scientists
News