Is a humanitarian crisis emerging in southern Europe?
Doctors of the World is seeing a rise in the numbers of Greeks asking for food, shelter and medical help
Funding gap stokes interest in market for climate adaptation
Could a market of credits for helping people adapt to climate change work?
Cameroon's forests pressured as leaders welcome palm oil investors
Conversion of forest to plantations could provide jobs but threatens to worsen climate impacts and hurt fragile ecosystems
?Water duty" robs Niger's children of classroom time
Lack of water is the main obstacle to education in Niger, The New York Times reports
U.N. launches food aid operation for Malians uprooted by conflict ? WFP
Drought, political instability leave 3.5 million Malians facing starvation
EXPERT VIEWS-How does corruption affect sustainable development in Africa?
Corruption and bad governance should be a key focus at RIO+20 summit next month, say African civil society groups
Environmental groups call on President Obama to attend Rio+20
Clean energy, ocean protection should be priority themes for the sustainability gathering in June, they say