TIMEasia Magazine: Rising to the Challenge

Visions of Green
After decades of rapid economic growth, Asia's environment is at a tipping point

Running Out of Breath
Overcrowded, shockingly polluted Kanpur symbolizes the enormity of India's environmental challenges

A New Day Dawns
Kitakyushu, once among the most polluted cities in Japan, has become an environmental role model

Awash in Trash
Asians are producing unprecedented quantities of rubbish. So where does it all end up?

China's Water Woes
Pollution, drought and deserts indicate China is struggling to manage its most basic resource

Rising to the Challenge
Five members of a new generation fighting to save the environment

Ken Noguchi, Japan
Mountain Man

Tisna Nando, Indonesia
All Is Not Lost

Vu Thi Quyen, Vietnam
First Mover

Wen Bo, China
Lonely Work

Tsering Dorje, Tibet
Help from Afar

India's Sick City
Polluted, overcrowed Kanpur is a dark reminder of the country's enormous environmental challenges

Living Dangerously
Rapid development and lax regulations have taken a heavy toll on Asia's environment

Parting the Waters
Two colossal projects aim to bring water to China's thirsty cities

Green Dreams
Remaking Seoul, South Korea
[05/15/2006]

Bad Air Days
Asia's Pollution Problems
[12/13/2004]

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Rising to the Challenge


	From the slopes of Mount Fuji to the shores of Aceh, these five eco-heroes are part of a new generation fighting ot save the environment—often in the face of extraordinary odds

Learning to Fly Green [Sep. 25, 2006]
Air travel can be an environmentally dirty business. A couple tips on making it cleaner

Dangerous Dive [Jul. 10, 2006]
The perils and politics of swimming in China's Pearl River

Still Losing a Harbor [Jun. 19, 2006]
Hong Kong has a rare opportunity to fix its unwelcoming waterfront. Think it will take it?

China's Toxic Shock [Nov. 27, 2005]
A huge chemical spill shuts down a city's water--and another clumsy official cover-up is exposed

The Middle Landfill [Nov. 17, 2003]
China's economy vs. its environment

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FROM THE OCTOBER 9, 2006 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2006