Eco-Islam in Africa

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Green is the color commonly associated with Islam and some scholars say the Koran also commands Muslims to be green in the modern environmental sense. In East Africa, a development project using Islamic ethics has taught locals the Koranic imperatives of conserving natural resources. Some say eco-Islam has taken root. From Pemba Island in Tanzania, Matthew Brunwasser reports. (Photo: Matthew Brunwasser) Download MP3

• Multimedia: See Matthew Brunwasser’s photo slideshow of Pemba Island
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Haiti quake opportunity to restore rural ecology?

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The January earthquake in Haiti was not as powerful as the one in Chile, but it was much deadlier. Haiti was more vulnerable than Chile, in part because of the environmental degradation in its rural areas. Now, development specialists say that a key to creating a resilient Haiti is to restore the country’s ecological infrastructure. The World’s Marina Giovannelli has our story. (photo: Melinda Miles) Download MP3

• Audio slideshow: Reforesting Haiti
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• On The World: How to fix Haiti’s economy

Geo Answer

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For today’s Geo Quiz we’re looking for strip of Australian coastline bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west and the Timor Sea to the north. The answer is the Kimberley Coast, where this week an undersea oil pipeline ruptured and is spewing crude oil and natural gas into the sea. Anchor Jeb Sharp finds out more from John Carey, director of the Pew Environment Group’s Kimberley Conservation Project.

Australian coast

We’re going to a remote corner of Australia for the Geo Quiz this time. Most of Australia’s population lives along the country’s southeastern coast. In the middle, there’s the vast and dry outback. Then, all the way in Australia’s northwestern corner, is the place we want you to name.