U.S. soy giants linked to 'green land grabbing' case in Brazil
Global Witness found that large agricultural commodities firms Cargill and Archer-Daniels-Midland bought soybeans from farmers trying to evict a traditional community
Afghans 'marry off' baby girls for dowries as starvation looms
Afghanistan's economic meltdown following the Taliban's takeover 100 days ago is pushing destitute families to marry off young daughters - and even baby girls, campaigners say
Can bamboo walls help Uganda hold back worsening floods?
By slowing floodwater and stabilising riverbanks, bamboo walls could protect farmers from climate change-worsened floods – and earn them extra income
Lesbian and trans Spaniards celebrate IVF equality
‘Unique’ legal change grants lesbians and transgender Spaniards equal rights to state-funded in-vitro fertilisation (IVF).
Food delivery drivers question gig platforms' safety nets
As they face rising risks on the road, food delivery drivers around the world are pushing gig platforms for better working conditions
Tax breaks kick Pakistan's electric car shift into higher gear
Spurred on by hefty new tax exemptions for electric vehicle imports, an ambitious policy to cut carbon emissions and urban pollution is picking up speed
Little-known nut helps Indonesian farmers build sustainable forest economy
Village-owned enterprises being set up around the country to boost rural livelihoods could have the added benefit of slowing tree loss
Local volunteers to the rescue as fiercer floods ravage northeast India
With homemade rafts and plastic-bottle life jackets, teams of young villagers save stranded locals when the Brahmaputra River bursts its banks
Act swiftly and fairly to ease shift from fossil fuels, say labour experts
Energy firms and climate policymakers are urged to work with communities to ensure a 'just transition' away from coal, oil and gas as efforts are stepped up to curb global warming
Nature-pact goal to protect 30% of land and ocean hangs in balance
Some biodiversity-rich nations are reluctant to endorse the 30x30 goal - a central pillar of a draft global agreement to be finalised next May - due to challenges such as lack of funding