January 17, 2012 /
Untold Stories
Sonia Shah
Antibiotic resistant bacteria is spreading from India throughout the world, affecting those living in New Delhi slums as well as "medical tourists" who come to India for inexpensive treatment.
January 17, 2012 /
The Guardian
Noah Friedman-Rudovsky
With urban populations increasing, Lake Titicaca is being polluted with waste from booming cities in Peru and Bolivia.
November 29, 2011 /
Untold Stories
Kem Knapp Sawyer
Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan says, “I dream of an India where women and girls are no longer vulnerable. I dream of an India where people don’t have to squat on streets or in bushes."
June 6, 2011
Zoe Jennings, Kate Seche
In this lesson, students will learn what wetlands are, where they are found, and better understand their value to humans, animals, and the environment.
March 17, 2011 /
PRI's The World
Dan Grossman
The rise of commercial hunting in Ecuador is disrupting the balance of the Ecuadorian ecosystem.
March 2, 2011 /
Untold Stories
Peter Sawyer, Stephen Hobbs
You've heard about the role of social media and emergency law in the revolutions proliferating across the Middle East, but what about sex?
December 21, 2010
Kate Seche
This lesson helps students explore the Haitian experience in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti through poetry, photography, and music.
November 9, 2010
Kristin Collins
Through this webquest, students will use several different projects on the "Downstream" Global Gateway to examine the impact of water around the world.
OVERVIEW
August 21, 2010
Lygia Navarro
After decades of isolation, the U.S. Naval Base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, has become a de facto nature refuge. What will this mean for the base’s post-detention future?
July 2, 2010
Sean Gallagher
China has more wetlands than any country in Asia, and 10 percent of the global total. They are crucial to life and environment -- and rapidly disappearing.