The environment is the air, water and land in or on which people, animals and plants live.

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magazine article: Environment protest groups. "Facts about the state of the global environment read like quotes on a poster for an epic Hollywood movie." Read article

magazine article: Eden project. "In 1999, Tim Smit, an ex-rock musician and record producer, borrowed the name of the biblical garden for a collection of space-age domes in a corner of southwest England - the Eden Project." Read article.

magazine article: Rainforests Rule! A world like no other – perhaps this is the best way to describe the world of the rainforest. Read article

magazine article: Global warming. "Have you ever looked out of the window of a passenger plane from 30,000 feet at the vast expanses of empty ocean and uninhabited land, and wondered how people can have any major effect on the Earth?" Read article

magazine article: Solar power. "Which form of energy is free during the day, produces no dangerous waste products and will be available for the next 4 billion years? Solar power, of course." Read article

word game: Global warming. Reorder sentences describing the stages of the process of global warming. Play game

story:.The Lorax. This children's story by Dr. Seuss chronicles the plight of the environment and the Lorax, who speaks for the trees against the greedy Once-ler. Read story

poem: When Greenville Turned Brown
A small town called Greenville was a nice place to live,
With forests and ponds, it had lots to give.
The people were happy in this little town,
Until something happened and Greenville turned brown.
Read poem

cartoon: "Tomorrow you're all going to walk around the school grounds and collect rubbish." "Do we need any training?" "No ..." See cartoon

trivia: Numbers. It is estimated that three million people indirectly die (annually) of respiratory and cardiovascular disease worldwide, many of which cases are linked to air quality and smog. See more environment trivia

poll: Do you do anything for World Environment Day?: "See results

science: cubed. Catching the tide: An innovative tidal turbine is making waves in the energy industry. Read story

science: cubed. Grow your own car: Eco-friendly racing car that doesn’t compromise on speed. Read story

science: cubed. Laser power: Abundant global energy with no toxic waste - a breakthrough for the future. Read story

science: cubed. Sonice stove: A revolutionary eco-appliance for the world’s poorest communities. Read story

links: Planet Ark: Reuters: daily World Environment News. See more links

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Related themes: biodiversity | global warming | recycling