National Geographic

A landmark map reveals a link between indigenous peoples and healthy ecosystems.

March 3, 2003 - National Geographic

A brown pollution cloud dubbed the "Asian Express" could cross the Pacific Ocean and reach the U.S. in 4 to 10 days.

February 12, 2003 - National Geographic

Conservationists are calling for the removal of millions of trees to help save one of Britain's most important natural habitats.

February 9, 2003 - National Geographic

Conservation International and National Geographic Traveler announce awards for the best examples of responsible tourism that balances nature conservation, the protection of heritage sites, social responsibility, and commerce."

January 23, 2003 - National Geographic

Arizona's Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is the most dangerous in the nation.

January 14, 2003 - National Geographic

Introducing the first housing development planned around the needs of koalas.

January 5, 2003 - National Geographic

Award-winning ecologist pioneered a radically different model for conservation that includes humans as part of the ecological equation of wildlife preserves.

December 19, 2002 - National Geographic

A survey reveals "appalling" levels of geographic illiteracy amongst young U.S. citizens. Eleven percent could not even locate the U.S. on a world map.

November 21, 2002 - National Geographic

Rapid spread of urban development into forested areas in one of the most fire-prone regions of the world has created a dangerous situation.

November 12, 2002 - National Geographic

Researchers say a strain of bacteria discovered at the bottom of New York's Hudson River that might serve as an cleaning agent to get rid of a common pollutant.

November 7, 2002 - National Geographic

A report by the National Audubon Society warns that changing ecosystems have lead to a decline in the populations of a quarter of the U.S. bird species.

November 7, 2002 - National Geographic

Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien announced the formation of 10 new national parks which would increase the total area of Canada's national parks by almost 50 percent.

October 13, 2002 - National Geographic

California's Salton Sea is threatened by a plan to diver water to western cities.

September 25, 2002 - National Geographic

Physicist David Criswell, director of the Institute for Space Systems Operations at the University of Houston, has proposed a system for collecting solar power on the moon and beaming it to Earth.

May 3, 2002 - National Geographic

It has been forty years since the publication of Rachel Carson's landmark book, "Silent Spring," considered by many to be start of the environmental movement. Is the Earth healthier today?

April 23, 2002 - National Geographic

The growing backlash against urban sprawl has given rise to "Smart Growth" and "New Urbanism" campaigns across the nation.

April 23, 2002 - National Geographic

Dirt domes made from "Superadobe" could be a breakthrough in providing emergency housing around the world. The technique has attracted the attention of the U.N. and NASA.

April 5, 2002 - National Geographic

New bridge planned in San Francisco, the largest public works project in California's history, will be one of the safest structures in the Bay Area.

March 7, 2002 - National Geographic

National Geographic chronicles the tale of scientists trying to save the remaining 50 obscure Attwater prairie-chickens in Texas.

March 5, 2002 - National Geographic

European satellite Envisat will monitor the earth's health including tracking pollution and mapping forests.

March 2, 2002 - National Geographic