This free online environmental course explores a number of major global phenomena at play across the globe including deforestation, climate change and drought. The course then delves into the socioeconomic consequences of these effects. The free self-paced online tutorial is an ideal complement to traditional textbook learning. Teachers can treat the course as a resource, and assign specific areas to students. The course can also be used as a stand-alone introduction to the various facets of environmental biodiversity and its key political and social corollaries.