Reuters Video: Environment

Deforestation and climate change

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:30:04 +0530

Nov 27 - Environmentalists blame Indonesia's ecological problems on deforestation and government regulations, saying new laws and political will are needed to prevent a major catastrophe

Made in China: a new 'electromobile'

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:35:01 +0530

Nov 27 - A Chinese automotive manufacturer rolls out its electric car model, pinning hopes on its environmental appeal and fuelling costs as low as a few dollars per month.

Drought kills tonnes of Amazon fish

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:55:01 +0530

Nov 27 - Tonnes of dead fish are washed up on the banks of a Brazilian river after high temperatures and drought in the Amazon

Weird, wild creatures of the deep

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:39:58 +0530

Nov 24 - A far-reaching global marine census is shining a light on the previously undiscovered life inhabiting the darkest and most remote regions of Earth - the oceans.

Harvesting fog in parched Peru

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:17:44 +0530

Nov 24 - A Lima suburb is taking a novel but effective approach to water conservation by harvesting the moisture in fog.

First biofuel passenger flight

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:55:01 +0530

Nov 24 - A plane powered by renewable fuel has circled the skies over the Netherlands, in the world's first biofuel passenger carrying flight.

Elephants rampage in eastern India

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:50:01 +0530

Nov 22 - A herd of elephants goes on a rampage, destroying a tea garden in Doars region of India's eastern West Bengal state.

Mali: drought resistant maize

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:20:01 +0530

Nov. 21 - The government in Mali is breeding drought resistant maize to help farmers there cope with the dry weather.

White farmers relocate to Nigeria

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:35:01 +0530

Nov. 21 - Zimbabwe was once considered southern Africa's bread-basket until Presidents Mugabe's controversial land reforms gave white-owned farms to landless blacks.

Melting glacier panic

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:20:01 +0530

Nov 18 - Retreating glaciers threaten devastating consequences as the planet warms, scientists warn.