As fires race through Amazon, Brazil's Bolsonaro weakens environment agency
Under Bolsonaro, Ibama's budget has shrunk by 25% as part of government-wide belt tightening, including a 23% cut for prevention and control of forest fires
Swedish teen climate activist to sail into New York for U.N. summit
Thunberg opted to make her trans-Atlantic journey carbon emission-free by sailing on a yacht equipped with solar panels and underwater turbines
Let it burn: U.S. fights wildfires with fire, backed by Trump
Managed burns clear undergrowth and protect forests from future fires, but some of Trump's tactics alarm environmentalists
India set to outlaw six single-use plastic products on Oct 2 -sources
Banning six items could cut between 5% and 10% of India's annual plastic consumption
OPINION:- Can we turn the tide on hunger with a new wave of seed support?
Supplying African farmers with high-yielding, climate resilient varieties of crops could slash hunger and malnutrition
As the climate shifts, Central America confronts a deadly dengue outbreak
"We are going to see more big outbreaks and we are going to see them in new places," researchers warn
Record rain in south Japan brings flood chaos, kills at least two
More than twice the usual rainfall for the whole of August has fallen over parts of the southern island of Kyushu in the past 48 hours
Brazil says open to aid for Amazon fires, but will decide how it's used
Brazil's president is finding himself increasingly isolated on the global stage over his response to the blazes, which threaten what many view as a key bulwark against global climate change
Brazil's neighbors call for meeting and Amazon pact as fires rage
A presidential meeting on Sept. 6 will seek to commit Amazon countries to a common plan for protecting the rainforest from fires and other threats
Macron must take back 'insults' for Brazil to accept G7 Amazon aid -Bolsonaro
Raging Amazon fires have created a crisis for the young, far-right government of Brazil's president, who finds himself increasingly isolated on the global stage over his response