Plastic to outweigh fish in the sea if waste keeps flowing
Efforts are being launched around the world to clear up plastic debris in the ocean and to stop it getting there in the first place
From floods to fires, Russia sees stronger climate impacts - but efforts to adapt lag
"For years there was a public image that climate change only meant rising temperatures, but now we see that it is much more about unexpected natural disasters," says a ministry spokesman
Refugee children face 'harrowing' detention in Southeast Asia - charities
Over 2,290 refugee and asylum seeker children were held in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia at the end of 2016
What does a CEO look like? New female "Foundation 500" list challenges stereotypes
"Foundation 500" list features the portraits and careers of 500 female entrepreneurs in 11 emerging markets
Deadly heatwaves surge in India, with worse ahead, researchers say
"We're looking at a small temperature increase and still seeing a big increase in heatwave deaths. It seems pretty shocking," says one researcher
Facebook's Zuckerberg hails Nigerian founder of women support group
"It's a no-judgment space ... helping end the culture of silence that exists for women in some parts of the world" - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg
Prince Charles urges diversity in the crop world
About 75 percent of the world's food is generated from only 12 plants and five animal species, according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
Dreams of Europe dashed, Senegalese migrants fly home from Libya "hell"
For some, home was better than making it to Italy after all, given the gruelling desert crossing, brutal beatings and death they encountered en route
Video games deliver hope to Syrian refugees: research
"Play is a universal way of learning"