By Michael McCarthy The massive scale of environmental devastation across the continent has been fully revealed for the first time in an atlas compiled by UN geographers.

By Mcab, Robert M Bailey, Kathleen S Abstract In this paper, we examine the national security issues resulting from environmental transformation and demographic change in Latin America.

Activists warn Ugandan gov't of looming environmental crisis KAMPALA, Sept.7 (Xinhua) -- Environmental activists in Uganda have warned of a looming environmental crisis in the east African country if the government does not take major steps to avert the disaster.

Text of report by Alex Kiprotich entitled "Minister blames drought on environmental degradation" published by Kenyan newspaper The Standard website on 16 January The drought ravaging some parts of the country is a result of environmental degradation, a Cabinet minister has said.

By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO (Reuters) - A deteriorating environment could drive about 50 million people from their homes by 2010 and the world needs to define a new category of "environmental" refugee, a U.N. study said on Tuesday.