Issue 491

April 2016 - "Forests"

• GUIDE TO THIS MONTH'S ARTICLES - April 2016

From this month's magazine:

• QUIZ - FORESTS

• Will we lose our forests?

• The palm oil problem

• Forests: green machines

• Forest bathing

• Problems with companies working in the forests

• Illegal logging in Cambodia

• Country profile: Brazil

• The rightwing in Poland is growing quickly

From this month's web exclusives:

• Inside Dunkirk’s new refugee camp

• ‘The best help for refugees comes from simple volunteers.’

From the blogs this month:

• Brazil and its democracy

• Fighting for food

• Standing up against un-ethical fashion

• Ethiopia drought: crisis coming

READY LESSONS THIS MONTH:

• FORESTS - 1.5/2 hr lesson for Intermediate learners: Reading, Speaking, Writing

• BRAZIL - 2-3 hr lesson for Intermediate learners: lots of reading, speaking & vocabulary about interesting global justice issues in Brazil as a background to the Olympic Games