Indonesia sends thousands of security personnel to combat forest fires
The government has declared an emergency in six provinces on Sumatra island and in the province of Kalimantan on Borneo, as fires rage amid drought
U.S. consumers expect changes in energy supplies, autos in 10 yrs - survey
Cost and reliability remain top concerns but ecological impact and a changing climate are also important - not only for individuals but business executives too, survey shows
Malaysia working to tighten laws on forest protection, says minister
Green groups say power over the use of Malaysia's forests should be transferred to central government, as states have over-exploited them for profit
In dragons vs. tourists fight, Indonesian villagers to lose out
Thousands of residents of an island in eastern Indonesia could be forced to relocate to conserve rare Komodo dragons and tourism
ANALYSIS-That river has rights: new strategy to protect planet
In a growing global movement, environmentalists are trying a new legal route to protect the planet - vesting rivers and reefs with "rights of nature"
Britain's 10 hottest years all occurred since 2002 -Met Office
Britain is getting warmer and wetter as global warming accelerates, say climate scientists
Senegal to crack down on huge plastic waste by enforcing law
The West African country is one of the world's biggest contributors to ocean plastic despite having a population of just 15 million
Russians demand vast wildfires consuming Siberia be extinguished
Greenpeace says acrid smog has wafted across Siberia as far as the Ural mountains, posing a threat to people's health
Flip-flops to building blocks: Ivory Coast uses plastic waste to build classrooms
The factory will be the first of its kind in Africa and aims to produce enough plastic bricks to build 500 classrooms by 2021
OPINION: European Investment Bank makes a big shift away from oil and gas
In a new draft policy, the bank pledges to ditch the funding of fossil infrastructure projects by the end of next year