Helping Natural Ecosystems and Indigenous People — a View from within the World Bank
World Bank employee Claudia Sobrevila presents us with a surprising and comprehensive view of the Bank's new focus on protecting Mother Earth.
Amazon Rainforest Finds Unlikely Guardian
Brazilian government announces plans to buy up and protect vast tracts of the Amazon rainforest with help from the World Bank.
New Greenhouse Gas Threat
Newly discovered greenhouse gas -- trifluoromethyl sulfur pentafluoride -- is said to be 18,000 times better at trapping heat than carbon dioxide.
Pollution Adds To Global Warming
UN panel finds new evidence that man-made pollution contributes "substantially" to global warming and that the earth is likely to get a lot hotter than previously predicted.
North Pole Ice Turns to Water
An American scientist says arctic ice has this year become a mile-wide ocean at the North Pole.
Chilean Alert Over Ozone Danger
The ozone hole reached its deepest this year. Chilean authorities have warned people in the southern tip of the country not to go out in the sun.
Ozone Hole Largest Yet
The ozone layer protects Earth from harmful radiation.
The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica has grown to its greatest size yet, the US space agency says.
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Launches $150 Million Fund to Better Protect Biodiversity Hotspots
A joint initiative of Conservation International, the World Bank, and the Global Environment Facility creates the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
