BOSNIA
Radioactive hotspots still dot Bosnia. The UN Environment Programme has found three sites contaminated with depleted uranium from NATO bombs dropped during the mid-1990s, and warned there could be others.
AUSTRALIA
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Dozens of thirsty wild camels have been hit and killed by trains. The camels were trying to escape Australia鈥檚 drought by licking dew from rail tracks.
EUROPE
European plane makers have promised to halve pollution from their aircraft by 2020. The bad news is that air traffic will probably triple by then.
US
US states are defying President George Bush by imposing local controls on greenhouse gas emissions and promoting wind and solar energy. Top performer: Bush鈥檚 home state of Texas.
ZAMBIA
GM corn was fed to starving Zambians again at the start of this month 鈥� in apparent defiance of the government. The World Food Programme said it had no other available stocks.
BOLIVIA
Greens called for the US to withdraw support for a new gas pipeline after showing that previous pipelines have triggered the destruction of the country鈥檚 last forests.
BRITAIN
The world鈥檚 first wave-powered bus starts business on the whisky island of Islay off Scotland this month. The electric bus, donated by Greenpeace, will 鈥渇ill up鈥� at a commercial wave-power generator.
AFRICA
Almost nine out of ten of Africa鈥檚 most important wetland bird sites are not adequately protected by international law, says a report by conservation group BirdLife International. The report says 586 sites are at risk from human activity.