Environment
The Itaipu dam: A massive binational collaboration between Paraguay and Brazil
Itaipu is one of the largest hydroelectric plants in the world. It provides electricity to 80 million people in Brazil and Paraguay. Not only is it huge, but it represents a unique model of cross-border energy cooperation.
A look at the impact of pollution on rivers and efforts to keep them clean
The organizers of the Olympic Games in Paris spent $1.5 billion to clean up the River Seine. The World’s host, Carolyn Beeler, speaks with naturalist and author Sy Montgomery about other efforts to keep rivers clean around the planet.
‘This is a whale nursery’: The Day of the Right Whale in southern Brazil
In Brazil, it’s the Day of the Baleia Franca, or Right Whale. It’s one of the largest whale species on the planet. They grow to about 60 feet or one and a half times the size of a school bus. It’s also endangered. But conservation efforts are having an impact.
Japan’s oldest village tries to attract new, younger residents
Nearly one-third of Japan’s population is over 65, making it the oldest country in the world. Small rural towns nationwide are seeing these demographic changes most acutely as younger residents leave for larger cities. Nowhere is this more evident than in the village of Nanmoku, where officials are using the allure of cheap property to bring a newer, younger generation of residents to town.
