In Fife Jane O'Brien has been looking at unsustainable development, what happens when the environment is ignored by industry.

The people of Westfield have put up with opencast mining for decades.

The closure of the pit has left them with the deepest manmade hole in Europe, a high incidence of asthma and a large area of wasteland.

And now there are plans for a recycling centre and landfill which the residents don't want either.

Click here to see Jane O'Brien's report on Westfield

Jane also went to meet children at Dunino primary school whose conservation, recycling and energy saving has won them a major European environment award for the third year

Click here to see Jane O'Brien's second report from Fife

And Jane went to visit a recycling project in Fife that collects newspaper from homes in Fife.

It's run in conjunction with the local council and the UK's largest integrated paper bag producer.

Click here to see Jane O'Brien's third film from Fife

20 Ways that you can make a difference

How much are YOU doing to save energy and conserve the earth's resources? A little effort can make a big difference; read on for Breakfast's top 20 tips...

Squatters in Soweto drink from a communal tap

• 1. Drink tap or filtered water instead of buying expensive bottles

• 2. Use heavy curtains not blinds in winter. These help to conserve heat and save money

• 3. Take a shower instead of a bath to save water

• 4. Walk to work - you'll get fit and save fuel

• 5. Set up a car-share scheme and give colleagues a lift

• 6. Travel by rail instead of air which produces three times more carbon dioxide

• 7. Take your annual holiday in Britain

• 8. Wash your housemate's clothes with yours

• 9. Buy your own composter and recycle food waste

Rubbish on the bank of the polluted Tiete river in Brazil

• 10. Buy energy efficient white appliances

• 11. Buy your food at local shops - better still, grow your own

• 12. Find out about your local authority's recycling facilities

• 13. Cook for friends - large quantities of food use less packaging

• 14. Use a china mug in the office which saves on paper and polystyrene cups

• 15. Ask your boss to provide a recycling bin for waste paper

• 16. Switch of computer base units and monitors when you leave work

• 17. Make sure you use the power saving settings on your computer

Homeless people keeping warm in Johannesburg

• 18. Move in with your partner so you don't have to light and heat two houses

• 19. Insulate your home and cut heat loss by 60%

• 20. Get a bike and cycle instead of driving