Editorial: Branching Out Carbon Sinks, Forest Rises – Nicola RossMany environmentalists did not want forests included as “carbon sinks” in the Kyoto Protocol. Now those provisions are being used to promote forest conservation.Poor vs Poor in Nicaragua’s Forests

Water Privateers – Tony ClarkeInternational trade agreements and loan conditions are pushing the privatization of public water systems around the world.Inset: Water Privatization Glossary – David A. McDonaldInset: GATS Threat – Karl Flecker Public Water – Ron CrawleyThe Canadian Union of Public Employees has been leading the fight against the privatization of […]

Editorial: What’s the Buzz? Living It Up – Deborah Curran & Ray TomaltyThe wide range of support for smart growth in Canada promises morelivable towns and cities. Smart Growth Principles – Linda Pim & Joel Ornoy Three Ways We Subsidize Sprawl – Enid Slack Don’t Touch My Property – Deborah Curran

Editorial The Whole Enchilada Pretending to Help the Poor – Anuradha MittalA Third World activist challenges the hypocrisy of the biotech giants. When Organics Go Mainstream – Vijay CuddefordThe rising mass-market appeal of organic foods has changed the world for the small, local producers who started it all.

Editorial: A Sacred Task Experimenting on Children – Kathleen CooperDespite the lessons from experience with lead in gasoline, Canadian regulators are only slowly adopting more precautionary approaches to environmental health threats involving children. Starting Off – Loren Vanderlindenmilk is still nature’s best infant food, but it is vulnerable to persistent contaminants.

Editorial: No Silver Bullet Here No Money, No Service – David A. MacDonaldSouth Africa’s attempts to recover service costs for water and power are harming its poorest citizens.Inset: IDRC’s Municipal Services Project Looking Beyond Johannesburg – George FrancisReal solutions to global problems will have to move from talk to action.

Editorial: Our Place in the World This issue of Alternatives explores how the built environment – the physical structures making up our cities, towns and villages – influences our relationships with nature and our fellow human beings. The basic insight expressed in the various theme articles is that if we […]

Editorial: Environmental Baggage Gorilla Tourism – Greg RingerUganda uses tourism to recover from decades of violent conflict.Inset: Recipe for Ape Conservation – Kelly Loverock Left In Its Wake – Ross A. KleinThe cruise industry favours a voluntary approach to environmental responsibility, but has performed badly where tough regulatory controls are not in […]

Editorial: Culture Jammers and Basic Civility – Robert Gibson Free Radio – JEFF FERRELLCaught between community service and criminalized activity, pirate microbroadcasters are challenging authority.Inset: Meet Godzilla: Media Monster Poised to Gobble the World by RICHARD EDMONDSON

Editorial: The Nature of Sex – Ray Tomalty Eros Unbound – Kimberly-Anne Ford and William HipwellErotic experience can deepen our connection to nature and liberate our life energies from the cycle of production and consumption. Falling for Niagara – Karen DubinskyWriters have long found the great falls an erotic source of inspiration.