Awnings to aircon: Heat threat drives city innovation in pandemic year
As cities battle COVID-19, racial inequalities and rising heat risks, they are experimenting with a range of clever solutions
Brazil's military fails to tame rising Amazon deforestation in May
Destruction in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest increased 12% in May, according to government data
India's Mumbai braces for monsoon diseases amid strain of a pandemic
With hospitals already overrun, health experts fear cases of malaria, dengue, leptospirosis and encephalitis will soar in coming months
India's virus lockdown fuels timber-smuggling in Kashmir forests
In the mountainous region, trees have been cut down as tourism ground to a halt and guards were unable to patrol under tight restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19
'Party' ahead for illegal loggers? Mexico's national parks in doubt with cuts
"Offices here in the region are being evicted - there's no money to pay the rent," says the director of one World Heritage site
OPINION: Why climate action matters for governments battling COVID-19
Layers of hazards are creating a domino effect of losses - but well-prepared national systems could handle a more risky and uncertain future
Europeans want (others) to cycle more to keep air clean
Coronavirus lockdowns improved air quality; urban dwellers want to keep the skies clear when the virus goes
Bolsonaro extends deployment of troops to curb Amazon deforestation
Brazil sent thousands of soldiers to protect the rainforest one month ago to curb deforestation ahead of the high season for forest fires - a move now renewed for another 30 days
Uganda wants people to leave flooded wetlands - and not come back
Authorities have been trying to clear the wetlands around Africa’s biggest lake for years. This year’s flooding may have helped their case
Ugandans melt plastic waste into coronavirus face shields
An effort to clean up plastic waste and turn it into building materials shifts gear as COVID-19 arrives and protective gear falls short