U.S. youth rally in Washington protests climate inaction
The demonstrations, part of a global day of action to demand politicians do more to combat climate change, backed measures including the Green New Deal
U.S. weakens first global commitment on curbing single-use plastics
Ministers at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) agreed to curb items like plastic bags, bottles and straws over the next decade as part of moves aimed at creating a more sustainable planet
Building Africa's bridge to resilience must be a joint effort
Investment by the World Bank to help African nations adapt to climate change could be a turning point in reducing disaster losses
Cyclone Idai lashes Mozambican port, hits communications
Storm is bringing more rain and destruction to parts of Mozambique and Malawi where scores of people have already been killed and tens of thousands displaced by floods in past few weeks
India's pastoralists urged to use technology to protect rights
Herders around the world are coming under pressure from governments and farmers to settle down and stop their livestock roaming
Australian, NZ students kick off global climate change strike
Protests were held in cities across Australia and New Zealand, drawing tens of thousands of young people, with more planned throughout Europe, Asia and the United States on Friday
California declared totally drought-free for first time in 7 years
This week marks the first time since mid-December 2011 that 100 percent of the state has been classified as free of drought, after abundant winter rains and snowfall
Proposal for U.N. to study climate-cooling technologies rejected
Some countries, including the United States and Saudi Arabia, opposed the push to assess geoengineering, partly because it was based on a "precautionary" approach to the risks
Africa needs cash, science for new model of green development - leaders
The region has huge potential to avoid mistakes made by fossil-fuel-heavy development in other places - but it will take support
Environmental groups take France to court over climate change inaction
The court action is backed by an online petition signed by more than 2 million people and is supported by other NGOs