Relatives seek news as California wildfire missing numbers rise
Authorities attribute high number of deaths in part to speed at which wind-driven flames raced with little warning through town of Paradise
Invasive trees targeted by new South Africa anti-drought fund
Could eradicating alien tree species save nearly 2 billion litres of water in drought-hit South Africa?
Finding fakes: Mobile phones help detect counterfeit seeds in Kenya
A push by Kenya Seed Company to help farmers verify the authenticity of seed is helping them protect harvests in the face of climate change
Societies must take care of those 'menaced' by green shift - officials
How can governments cut emissions - and protect those that might lose work or face higher costs as a result?
At U.N. climate talks, Trump team plans sideshow on coal
As the gathering looks at how to ramp up ambition on clean energy and put in place rules to cut emissions, Trump's team will promote continuing use of coal
At least 56 killed, 130 missing in California's deadliest wildfire
The blaze has capped two back-to-back catastrophic wildfire seasons in California that scientists largely attribute to prolonged drought they say is symptomatic of climate change
European mayors urge wider political push to step up climate action
Mayors stressed the urgency for all levels of government to move faster in line with a UN report on ways the world can keep warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius
France sets out plans to tackle deforestation
France proposes 17 measures aimed at putting a halt by 2030 to deforestation caused by imports of non-sustainable forest or agricultural products
World's top aid agency to promote resilience with new body
Experts said the creation of a new Bureau for Resilience and Food Security, would cement momentum behind the global poverty-reduction approach
'Water from air' quenches threatened girls' thirst in arid Kenya
Solar-powered panels that condense water vapour in the air could be a sustainable source of drinking water in dry areas