Armed with tech tools, Colombian cities combat mosquito-borne diseases
The technology company hopes the initiative, which has destroyed about 70,000 mosquito breeding sites, will be expanded to other cities in Colombia and across the continent
Fiji PM calls for Australia to "unite behind the science" of climate change
Bainimarama strikes a more conciliatory tone than recent comments in asking for Australia's support to fight climate change
OPINION: Let’s talk less about Big Macs and more about our global food system
This is about more than our individual preferences; it’s a fundamental question about the transformations we’ll need to make to our global food and land use systems
World must transform food production or face unrest, scientists warn
Global over-dependence on a relatively small number of staple foods leaves populations vulnerable to crop failures, with climate change adding to the strain
'Dangerous' air pollution in Indonesia's Borneo leads to school closures
Indonesia and neighbouring countries in Southeast Asia are regularly hit by smoke from slash-and-burn clearances of forests for farms and palm oil plantations
If marathons weren't hard enough already: strap a tree to your back
A group of friends is promoting the planting of native trees amid a nationwide push to replace invasive species with indigenous one to cope with drought and climate change
Tropical Storm Humberto lashes Bahamas, U.N. chief views devastation from Dorian
The storm is not expected to produce significant storm surge in the northwestern Bahamas, which were hammered earlier this month by Hurricane Dorian
Brazil's Amazon chief Raoni tapped for 2020 Nobel Peace Prize nomination
At 89, Raoni took to the road again this year seeking help to stop a surge in fires destroying the forest
Kathmandu battles new threat as temperatures rise: dengue fever
Warmer temperatures linked to climate change are driving a surge of dengue cases in Nepal's capital, doctors say
'This is our home': Kenya islanders demand say in foreign-backed projects
Lamu islanders are engaged in a legal battle to stop a foreign-backed coal power plant that they fear could harm the area's cultural and environmental heritage