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How Indian state's three-capital plan could spur equal growth
MGM Resorts sued over vast data breach
Moscow deploys facial recognition for coronavirus quarantine
In Depth
Urban humans: Cities go up, down and high-tech to combat threats
Big brands join $1-billion forest conservation push for SE Asia
Climate scientists race to track shrinking sea meadows
Environmentalist uses stories, puppets to save Indonesia mangroves
World old-growth tropical forest losses increase 12% in 2020
Global rainforest loss 'relentless' in 2020, SE Asia offers hope
Thailand enlists industry groups in slavery blacklist effort
Saudi Crown Prince discusses Green Initiative with Arab leaders
Saudi Arabia aims to plant 10 billion trees
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Mining magnets: Arctic island finds green power can be a curse
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Pandemic likely made 2020 'another devastating year' for forests
Fire, drought, beetles ravage German forests, study finds
Military coup and sanctions hike threats to Myanmar forests
Ivory Coast arrests suspected child traffickers in cocoa belt
Treetop sensors help Indonesia eavesdrop on forests to cut logging
Kenya launches $34 mln project to tackle effects of climate change
Consume less, recycle more to meet climate goals, ministers say
Indonesia's palm oil-powered 'green diesel' fuels forest threat
K-pop for the planet: Music stars' fans take up climate activism
Transform economics to halt destruction of nature: UK study
GRAPHIC-The age of the 'megafire'
COVID-19 recovery plans that recycle more could slash emissions
Feeding the world and saving the planet 'difficult' balancing act
Lone Ethiopian child refugees at risk of exploitation in Sudan
Can money grow on trees? Estonian firm seeks finance from forests
How can the world boost efforts to end child labour in 2021?
U.S. blocks Malaysian firm's palm oil over forced labour claims
Brazil's new climate plan lacking credibility as forests shrink
Veteran British eco-activist "Swampy" removed from protest site
U.S. lands lost in severe wildfires rising over decades
Indonesia palm oil deforestation exposing firms to $10 bln of risk
Indian teen's solar iron smooths a pressing problem: forest loss
Megaprojects seen as Trojan horse to develop remaining rainforest
Biden urged to work with business, China to protect SE Asia forest
Protect nature or face deadlier pandemics, scientists warn
Indonesian clinic keeps villagers and forests healthy
Forced labour in palm plantations an 'old issue': Malaysia
Nearly a third of Indonesia forest fires in pulp, palm areas
Ethiopia hunts for children forced to work, marry during pandemic
Wind-stoked wildfire in Colorado is largest in state history
Forests overlooked as allies in global poverty fight: scientists
Indian activists oppose plans to make Goa a coal transport hub
Indonesia president warns risk of La Nina floods, farm damage
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About our Property Rights coverage

We put the spotlight on how land and property rights can empower communities worldwide.

Opinion

Chris Gardner

Britain's cities of the future should be rooted in the past

What needs to change, and urgently, is this widely held belief that new homes means new builds
Arlindo Macuva

More land rights mean fewer fires in Mozambique

Land titles ease conflicts with neighbours - and can cut down on problems including runaway fires
Maimunah Mohd Sharif and Andrew ... International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

City leaders need to rise to the climate change challenge

As national governments struggle to agree on climate action, city leaders need to show they can rise to the challenge
Sheela Patel and Manish Bapna Global Commission on Adaptation

Leaders must prioritize climate resilience of vulnerable residents

More than 880 million people worldwide now live in informal settlements, which often lack even basic services like electricity and clean water

In Depth

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Central African states seek to make forests work for people and planet
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Money trees: U.S. cities find new ways of valuing urban forests
Can ethical businesses bring a breath of fresh air to Asia's polluted cities?
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ANALYSIS-Unequal cities bear the brunt of deadly disease outbreaks

Videos & Pictures

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The remote Alaskan village divided over oil drilling
Sea Of Plenty?
Artist revives Lebanon's abandoned historic buildings
The sand, the saxaul and the ghost sea
Want to save the planet? Move to Wales
Fracking on my doorstep

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K-pop for the planet: Fans of South Korean stars take up climate activism
Indian teen's solar iron smooths a pressing problem: forest loss
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