Articles collected in this issue of UNICEF News deal with different aspects of the theme of the child and its environment. Specifically, topics covered include (1) awareness of the kind of world our children will inherit; (2) the survival of an urban child; (3) the survival of a Sahelian rural child as a working member of his farming community; (4) environmental factors affecting children; (5) effects of "desertification" on livelihood in India; (6) dangers of the increasing use of chemicals and their poisoning effects on humans; (7) a species of nutritious fish new to Bangladesh; (8) problems of land tenure and unemployment in Mexico City; (9) strange but natural habitats in foreign countries; (10) urban renewal in Indonesia; (11) internal conflict in India concerning the preservation of forests as a source of energy; (12) fuel needs in rural parts of the Third World; (13) an international tree planting campaign; (14) reflections on technology; (15) ideas for development education in the classroom; and (16) an update of UNICEF activities, films, and materials. (BJD)