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Dream Islands
Small nations' attempts to manage tourism.
The Wonderful World Of Neem
The Neem tree, is it the miracle it's claimed to be?
Carbon Sequestration
The North Sea and possible solutions to climate change
Urban Planet - Sewage Systems - Part One
The history of sewers; a look at Roman, and Bazalgette's, sewer systems
Urban Planet: Sewage Systems - Part Two
The best of the worlds sewers, with a focus on Calgary in Canada.
Small Is Beautiful - Precious Parma Di Prosciutto
Air-dried meat producers in Northern Italy.
Small Is Beautiful: Dairy Farming In Kenya
Dairy farming in Kenya, a look at a small scale business.
Small Is Beautiful: Going Bananas
Can Carribean small businesses compete with large scale industry in banana production?
Small Is Beautiful: Totally Textile, India
A look at the success of the small business texile industry in Southern India.
A Witch's Brew - Human Cost
Ecological issues from the mountains of Kyrgyzstan to the steppes of Kazakhstan.
A Witches Brew - Regeneration
Environmental issues in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
James Lovelock and the Revenge of Gaia
Pessimistic predictions of the environmentalist James Lovelock, author of the Gaia theory
Supercities
The growth of the supercity and what form cities of the future may take.
Dead Seas and Red Tides
How modern farming is choking our rivers and oceans.
Doomsday Vault
Svalbard Doomsday Vault aims to safeguard the world's agriculture from future catastrophes
Lions, Tigers and Polar Bears
The potential extinction of large mammals; Lions, Tigers and Polar Bears.
The Battle for Trump's Golf Course
The row surrounding Donald Trump's plans to build the "world's greatest golf course"
04/06/2009
Mike seeks an oceans protector, hears from African fishermen, and learns of acidic seas.
02/07/2009
Mike debates America's climate change bill, pulls tyres up a hill and goes birdwatching.
09/07/2009
Mike hears from the moon, talks trees, and looks at the economy versus environment dilemma
25/06/2009
One Planet looks at how we use our planet, and how what we do affects our lives.
16/07/2009
Mike visits the moon, watches solar flares, and still finds time to help a rare duck.
23/07/2009
Mike talks with the UN's climate chief, listens to melting permafrost, and smells money.
One Planet:Eden
Mike goes on a stayvacation, wishes he was in the Maldives, and hears about slum tours.
The Mystery of the Marine Strandings
Were naval manoeuvres to blame for a large mass stranding of dolphins? Sue Broom reports.
13/08/2009
Professor Trevor Cox explores the new wave of 'biomimicry' and meets the people attempt...
20/08/2009 - Banking On Life
Richard Scrase looks at the largest seed store in the world.
27/08/2009
The Danish island of Samso has completely eliminated dependence on fossil fuels, and no...
03/09/2009
Mike chats to a garbage king, shows off his rubbish, and learns about shrinking bears.
10/09/2009
Mike tackles Patrick Moore, learns about tidy India and hears from Jamaican mums
17/09/2009
What's the perfect city size? Mike hears from three cities, and Baaba Maal stops to chat.