For 2007, TIME's annual celebration of heroes spotlights the most innovative and influential protectors of the planet
To commemorate TIME's Heroes of the Environment, a whirlwind tour of some of the wildlife and ecosystems most endangered by global warming
Decades of ruinous environmental policies have turned the delicate grasslands of central China into desert. James Whitlow Delano documents the ongoing fight against the sand
A look back through the archives at TIME's environmental hero and Nobel Peace Prize winner
Mikhail Gorbachev
Faced with the cold war's disastrous ecological legacy, he saw that the Soviet Union had to change its ways
Frederic Hauge
How a Norwegian pragmatist makes big waves among corporate and political leaders
Toyota Prius Design Team
Ten years ago Toyota launched a gasoline-electric hybrid; the fuel-sipping Prius has since set the environmental standard
Tulsi Tanti
Wind power saved his first factory. Now he wants to harness it to help save the world
How Lee Myung Bak turned a polluted expressway into the centerpiece of Seoul's environmentally friendly future
From activists to tycoons, politicians to inventors, these remarkable people offer hope for the future
Cartoons of the Week
Why the Air Force Bugs Gates
Pictures of the Week
Richard Branson's Flight Plan
Forgiving Rajiv Gandhi's Assassin
John Kerry's Advice for Big Papi
Why Do Women Need To Be Perfect?
Tracing the Polygamists' Family Tree
China Frowns on Patriotic Protests
How Iran Sees the US Primaries