Kenya’s Wildlife Losing Ground to Development

The growth of Nairobi is choking a big piece of African wilderness, The Nairobi National Park.

Tanzania’s conservation vs development battle

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Can wildebeests and trucks coexist? That’s the question at the heart of today’s Geoquiz. Hundreds of thousands of wildebeest migrate every year through a protected area in northern Tanzania. Now the Tanzanian government wants to build a road through the region. Opponents say this would threaten the entire ecosystem. So, what’s the national park that’s home to all these wildebeests? (Photo: Benedict Moran) Download MP3

• Slideshow: See Benedict Moran’s photos of Tanzania
• Bringing solar power to Tanzania
• Eco-Islam in Africa

Crude World: An interview with Peter Maass

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Author Peter Maass has spent eight years trying to understand the politics and economy of oil production across the globe. The result is his new book, Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil, in which Maass tries to explain what we do for oil and what oil does to us. Later today, anchor Jeb Sharp will have an interview with Peter Maass. Download MP3

• Peter Maass’ website
• Q & A with Maass on Crude World