Africa's farmers click with digital tools to boost crops
From renting tractors to monitoring crops by satellite, a slew of agri-tech innovations have emerged over the last decade to serve Africa's long-neglected small-scale farmers
'A drop in the bucket': China's biodiversity fund launch gets lukewarm response
A $232 million pledge by China at the COP15 biodiversity summit is a start – but $350 billion a year is needed by 2030, analysts say
'Terrifying' warming predicted as country climate vows fail to add up
New emissions cutting pledges are coming in – but more ambitious plans from China, India, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and other big climate polluters are still missing
As post-COVID travel picks up, should we cut business flights?
As global travel resumes following vaccine rollouts, some companies are reassessing how much their staff really need to fly - and the answer is not nearly as much as they thought
Brazil's Bolsonaro accused of crimes against humanity as Amazon felled
Complaint to the International Criminal Court accuses Brazil's president of "facilitating and accelerating" Amazon forest losses, driving climate change risks
No end in sight for deforestation, as national goals and funding fall short
Countries have invested just 0.5% and 5% of the estimated $460 billion per year needed to conserve, manage and revive the planet's forests since 2010, according to a new report
Rural U.S. county split over multi-billion dollar data center boom
Surging use of the internet since the pandemic began has fueled demand for new data centers - and competition for land – close to big urban hubs
Indigenous leaders call for stronger rights as UN nature summit begins
The appeal comes as governments work to finalise a new global pact to safeguard biodiversity at the two-part COP15 U.N. summit, which concludes next May
Salaries to remittances: Afghans embrace crypto amid financial chaos
With currency shortages and bank closures, Afghans are taking to cryptocurrency as a hedge
Turning trauma into a tune: Egyptian band helps women tackle taboos
Feminist duo ElBouma cover subjects from child marriage to FGM based on testimonies of girls in rural Egypt