Issue 425 of New Internationalist
Reader-owned global journalism
September 2009
September 2009
Do you know what apples, almonds, broccoli, cashews, garlic, mangoes, peaches, raspberries and tea have in common? Give up? They all depend on bees to help with their sexual reproduction.
In fact, did you know that every third bite of food that you consume depends on our buzzing buddies, the bees? The busy little gals (the workers are unfertilized females) do a lot for us by pollinating plants and flowers worldwide.
Unfortunately, they're dying by the millions and no-one knows why. It’s safe to say our world won’t be the same without them.
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Boon or burden?
Some call it 'live aid'. Some call it 'dead aid'. The debate is raging. *Vanessa Baird* and *Jonathan Glennie* tell the story so...
Three Miles North of Molkom
At a new age festival in Sweden, a group of people who’ve never met before explore tree-hugging, sweat lodges, shamanism, tantric...
Looting of a small planet
It won’t be easy but *Philip Chandler* argues that beekeepers themselves need to lead a revolution in sustainability.
Niger
The top tourist destination in Niger until the late 1980s, the city of Agadez – located in the dead centre of the country – is...
Why children work
*Jeremy Seabrook* visits Bangladesh to better understand the roots of child labour.
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It takes a singular talent to make a book of 1,000 pages that is as hard to put down as it is to pick up. Despite its size, 2666...
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