Flushing away Bolivia's sanitation crisis
In Bolivia, roughly six million people lack proper sanitary facilities to separate their waste from their fields, fingers, or food
New Kyoto commitments needed now
Threatened small island states need emissions targets that match the science
Stand up for 1 in 3 women living without a toilet
Lacking access to a toilet is not just an inconvenience; it impacts on all aspects of life -- women and girls suffer most, writes Barbara Frost
India's malnutrition plight: The effects are more dire than we think
Siddharth Chatterjee of the IFRC highlights the devastating consequences of malnutrition for India's future
Bushmeat Stories: Voices from the Congo Basin
Armed with a long spear, machete, and wire for setting traps, Tamanga Ekwayoli is chasing wildlife. Ekwayoli lives near the Lac Tumba-Lediima Forest Reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He has been hunting for most of his life. "When I started hunting, there were a lot of animals. But they are becoming harder and harder to find."
Postcards from the field: Porcupines and Proposals in Cameroon
Using a machete, Mama Odette splits a bush mango while she talks with Camille Dehu, a Masters student and intern. Camille has spent a month in five villages bordering a logging concession in southern Cameroon, collecting data for a project that is probing tensions between logging companies and local communities.
Turkey needs multilateral strategy for Syria refugee influx - policy expert
Hugh Pope, a policy expert on Turkey and Cyprus spoke with AlertNet after delivering a presentation at a conference in Istanbul
Why markets - not NGOs - are key to solving the sanitation crisis
Local businesses taking the primary role of providing ongoing sanitation services to those most in need, writes John Sauer
Al Qaeda "rebranding" itself to remain relevant - counter-terrorism expert
Peter Knoope, of the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism was on a panel about race politics, Islamophobia and left-right extremisms