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Urban Harvest

Confronting climate change and poverty, a new crop of city farmers comes of age in Africa. Table of Contents | Digital Edition
Guardian Environmental Network
By Charles Annenberg Weingarten
Whatever Happened To 'Save the Whales'?
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October 12, 2009: It used to be such a good catchphrase. "Save the Whales!" But then, as legislators and enforcement seems to be cracking down on illegal whaling and blatant toxic pollution of our oceans, it lost its lustre, and... read more >
No Lions in the Classroom, Please
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October 12, 2009: A few years ago, the African Wildlife Foundation presented me with an unusual request: build a new school for Maasai children in Tanzania... one that is not right in the middle of an elephant breeding ground, preferably, and... read more >
Cold Cuts
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October 12, 2009: With World Food Day approaching on the 16th, I started thinking — not about world hunger, but rather about how cultures approach food so differently. Globalization has brought a lot of changes, especially in the world of... read more >
Explore: Water
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August 21, 2009: In honor of the World Water Week gathering in Stockholm, Sweden, explore has put together a short compilation of videos from our library that highlight water-related issues in India, China, Costa Rica, and the Arctic. read more >
The Wild Dolphin Project
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August 21, 2009: Now that The Cove - the documentary about dolphin slaughtering in Japan - has officially rolled out to most U.S. cities, people's awareness about dolphins' precarious position on this planet has risen to new levels.Films... read more >
China vs. The Environment
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August 6, 2009: China's economy is developing at a breakneck speed, with coal-fired power plants working round the clock to provide the energy for growth, releasing huge amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Experts predict that... read more >
Wild Mountain Gorillas of Rwanda
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August 6, 2009: On a trip to Rwanda, we were fortunate to have as our guide Craig Sholley, a Senior Director of the African Wildlife Foundation, who has been intimately involved in the preservation of African wildlife for more than 30 years... read more >
Where Do Your Bananas Come From?
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June 26, 2009: We all know that many organic grocers in the US have identified some great fair-trade and pesticide-free suppliers overseas, Whole Foods being one of them. But did you know that they get their bananas from a university farm... read more >
No Room For Tigers, and People
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June 26, 2009: On a trip to Ranthambore National Park in northern India, I was able to speak with Belinda Wright, longtime conservationist and champion of tigers in India.One thing she said really stuck with me - that there "doesn't... read more >
Fighting India's Indifference
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June 16, 2009: In Part I of a two-part series, I speak with environmental lawyer M.C. Mehta about India's problems: acid rain causing the Taj Mahal to turn yellow, cities choked with congestion and car exhaust, and the slow death of the... read more >
Charles Annenberg Weingarten

Charles Annenberg Weingarten is a filmmaker, philanthropist, and storyteller. He is also a trustee of the Annenberg Foundation, through which he founded an

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