Climate change activists storm red carpet at Venice Film Festival
Several hundred demonstrators took over the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival, demanding action to fight climate change and a ban on cruise ships entering the lagoon city
Relief efforts ramp up amid fear of 'staggering' death toll in storm ravaged Bahamas
The most powerful hurricane on record to hit the Bahamas leveled some neighborhoods, swallowed others with storm surges and caused what one official described as a "staggering" number of deaths
Deforestation must be seen as global threat -pope in Madagascar
Pope Francis said rapid deforestation should not be treated as a local issue since it threatens the future of the whole planet
Brazil deforestation rises in August, adding to Amazon fire worries
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose for the fourth straight month in August from a year earlier, according to preliminary government data
Amazon countries sign forest pact, promising to coordinate disaster response
Seven Amazonian countries signed a pact to protect the world's largest tropical forest, amid recent fires that torched thousands of square miles of the jungle
Caribbean Development Bank plans to help tackle trauma of Bahamas storm
The United Nations has estimated that 70,000 people are in immediate need of food, water and shelter
Brazil agribusiness joins with NGOs to call for action on Amazon
The protection of the Amazon, which absorbs vast amounts of greenhouse gas that causes global warming, is seen as vital to the fight against climate change
'What death smells like' - Dorian's toll expected to soar in Bahamas
Chaotic conditions around the islands were interfering with flights and boats, hampering relief efforts
Damage to land feeds migration and conflict - UN official
As everything from climate change to deforestation leaves less usable land, threats - and opportunities - are growing, says the U.N.'s anti-desertification chief
As Amazon leaders meet, scientists warn of fiery future for fragile forest
Deforestation and worsening droughts are hiking the risk of fires in the Amazon rainforest, seen as a vital buffer against global warming