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Mexico seems to have figured out how to benefit from the world-wide increase in ecotourism.

An innovative solution called "artificial glaciers" offers relief to water-starved Himalayan villages in the cold desert regions of Ladakh, India.

Sprawl is one of the reasons that more people are brought in close proximity to wildlife causing an increase in predator attacks.

A global project plans to plant 5.5 billion trees on rural farms in developing countries claiming that agroforestry has conservation benefits and provides economic diversification.

Evergreen mountain forests,known as "cloud forests" for being almost permanently enveloped in mist, are rich in biodiversity and provide fresh clean water. They are threatened by logging and global warming.

A demographic study suggests that the world's explosive population growth could stop growing before the end of the 21st century.

The assumption that forest fires are a part of a "natural cycle" is partly wrong, says Michael Lind, and offers a solution for preventing forest fires that endanger homes and lives.

In her book "Wild Nights: Nature Returns to the City", Anne Matthews examines the return of nature in U.S. cities and the impact of urban sprawl on the relationship between wildlife and people.

A National Academy of Sciences study says that U.S. efforts to protect wetlands are failing.

Researchers are testing out a theory that ancient Egyptian monuments could have been constructed with the help of a kite to lift large objects.

A weed invasion in the Western U.S. is threatening wildlife, lifestock, and the local economy.

Is the American Dream really the same as urban sprawl? National Geographic investigates.

A National Geographic photographer summarizes her thoughts in writing about sprawl in the U.S.

Planners are increasingly using new urbanist and smart growth principles to build suburbs. The result is the 'New Suburb.'

Cary is a suburb of Raleigh, N.C., and by all accounts, a highly successful "futuristic pleasantville."

Coffee production harms wildlife habitat. Conservation groups have developed guidelines for growing 'sustainable coffee.'

Bio-degradable plant-based car parts promise higher fuel efficiency.

A $21 million project will use satellite data to map the health of the planet's ecosystems.

Desertification of farmlands in China is responsible for dust-storms over neighboring countries and the U.S.

The Hudson River, contaminated with cancer-causing pollutants, placed fourth on a recent list of the nations endangered rivers. Towns along the river oppose a plan to cleanup the river.