Brazil's top court pushes indigenous land ruling to next week
A defeat in court for the indigenous peoples could set a precedent for the dramatic rollback of native rights which far-right President Jair Bolsonaro advocates
As climate protests return to London streets, what does Extinction Rebellion want?
After a coronavirus hiatus, climate activists restarted mass protests this month, with a fresh focus on ending fossil fuel investments and sparking 'crisis talks' with the public
Climate change fueling warm ocean 'blob' causing Chile megadrought - study
Scientists say a massive area of warm water in the South Pacific - known as the Southern Blob - is impacting conditions thousands of miles away in Chile
Rio Tinto-led plan for major lithium mine stirs protests in Serbia
Rio Tinto's plans to develop a lithium mine in Serbia's Jadar river valley have raised concern about possible environmental damage
Death toll rises to at least 20 in western Venezuela floods
Interior minister says more than 54,500 people are affected in 87 municipalities, in addition to damaged roads, homes and bridges, and loss of power and phone networks
Brazil's indigenous protest ahead of landmark ruling over ancestral lands
The ruling will affect 230 pending land claims, many of which offer a bulwark against deforestation in the Amazon rainforest
Brazil plans to encourage lower energy use amid drought
Program would reward consumers who make an effort to reduce their energy use as country hit by worst drought in nearly a century
South African firefighter battles Cape Town blazes and inequality
Slee Mbhele signed up to fight wildfires that engulfed her beloved nature reserves. Now she fears for informal settlements close to vegetation as fires become more widespread
Climate change fuels more ‘fire-prone’ days beyond U.S. West coast
California and the Pacific Northwest have attracted much of the attention during the 2021 wildfire season, but climate change-fueled fire risk is encroaching much farther east, researchers say
Russia runs economic risks with carbon footprint reduction - economy ministry
Russia, the world's fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, relies on oil and gas exports - and says it needs to balance going carbon-neutral with economic development