From: 5min.com on AOL on Thu, Nov 04 2010 12:52 PM

By informing and educating the local people on the use of the natural resources of the Sulu Sulawesi, sustainable conservation is a great possibility.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Thu, Nov 04 2010 12:52 PM

By maintaining the steppe’s ecosystem, the life support system of the nomads can be kept. But there are two distinctively different approaches to modernization in Mongolia. One is firmly rooted in the urban settled lifestyle and the other is steeped in the traditions of the nomads.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Thu, Nov 04 2010 12:52 PM

Organizations like Birdlife Seychelles are trying to protect the bird species on the island by tackling the rat problems.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Thu, Nov 04 2010 12:52 PM

Economical development is important, also for the local people. But development projects should be carefully assessed on the impact on the environment and the life of the local Mongolians.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Thu, Nov 04 2010 12:52 PM

In a mountainous country like Japan, only 20% of the land can be built on. But that doesn’t stop developers wanting to build golf courses in rural areas. Many villagers of these rural areas are against it, not only due to the water usage, but also the chemicals that are used for the grass on the...

From: 5min.com on AOL on Thu, Nov 04 2010 12:52 PM

Dividing fresh water usage globally is getting harder and it has also involves peace processes in developing countries.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Thu, Nov 04 2010 12:52 PM

The wind pump in a small village in the Philippines made the life much easier for the residents of the village.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Thu, Nov 04 2010 12:52 PM

The Sotho people live in Lesotho in Africa, where they have a large resource of water. But as often with exploiting resources has environmental consequences.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Thu, Nov 04 2010 12:52 PM

Demand of clean water will certainly double in the next decades. The importance of managing the water resources is increasing and countries are getting together to solve this problem.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Thu, Nov 04 2010 12:52 PM

In Kathmandu, 9 out of 10 residents not only experience water shortages, but the also the threat of contaminated water. It’s due to a vast expanding population and a lack of investment in the capital infrastructure.

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From: 5min.com on AOL on Sun, Oct 24 2010 12:41 PM

The water that is being used for reforesting the Loess plateau in China, comes from the Yellow River. But the Yellow River is running dry.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Sun, Oct 24 2010 12:41 PM

The water pollution ends up in the Chinese cities and added to. But the costs of the flooding, which are a consequence of exploiting the water resources, are noticeable.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Sun, Oct 24 2010 12:41 PM

For over a half of century the Bogota river has been a latrine and a rubbish dump. Unless something is done, the entire river system will be lifeless and polluted within the next decades. But the 'Give your hear to the river' project is determined to clean up the river from the contami...

From: 5min.com on AOL on Sun, Oct 24 2010 12:41 PM

The number of visitors to the Utria National Park is strictly controlled. Its remoteness is being the main reason for the survival of the wilderness in this park. But as Columbia seeks an economic outlet to the Asian markets, Utria’s isolation is coming to a threat.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Sun, Oct 24 2010 12:41 PM

Some fishermen still use the blasting method to catch fish, because it’s an easy and quick way. But by doing so, they are cause irreversible damage to the corals in the sea.

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Winley Sichone of the World Wildlife Fund started an initiative to catch fishermen who are using the bomb fishing methods by doing boat patrols in the conservation area in East Africa.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Sun, Oct 24 2010 12:41 PM

After the civil war in Guatemala, the wealthy are illegally clearing the forest for cattle ranches. War refugees and displaced farmers are also attracted by the soil in the forest. But their presence and use of the land is destroying the forest and its ecology.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Sun, Oct 24 2010 12:41 PM

At the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, some developing nations refused to take part in a forest convention. Since the conference 17 million hectares of unprotected forests have been cleared.