via hbwt - BBC NEWS | Disposable planet

The Earth's population is soaring, but its resources are finite. Can we provide food, water, energy and televisions, cars and holidays - for everyone, and leave future generations more than a planet-sized rubbish tip?

As world leaders debate the future of the planet at the world summit in Johannesburg, BBC News Online hears from Mozambican fishermen, Indian mothers and Chinese recyclers in a six-part special on sustainable development.