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Deforestation: Indonesia’s burning issue

Land use change accounts for almost 20 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions. Indonesia and Brazil, through deforestation, degradation of carbon-rich tropical peat and fires, are the main culprits

Asian IPOs

A list of recent and upcoming IPOs in Asia

Slideshow: Obama’s Asian tour

As Barack Obama arrives in Asia observers will be looking for signs of change in US relations with Japan, China and other trade partners in the region

Slideshow: Farming in Brazil

José Nardes owns a farm in central Brazil, one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. But a lack of investment in infrastructure threatens the growth of the sector

In pictures: Berlin remembers

World leaders joined thousands of Berliners marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall

Slideshow: Fort Hood

An army psychiatrist described as being unhappy about being posted to Iraq opened fire at the US’s biggest army base, leaving 12 people dead and 31 wounded

Slideshow: 2009 Pictet prize

A view of works by Nadav Kander, the winner of this year’s Prix Pictet, and the 11 other photographers who were shortlisted for the 2009 award under the theme “Earth”