Africa's nomadic herders help, not harm, land and planet - U.N.
Pastoralists manage land in way that keeps carbon in soil instead of releasing climate-changing emissions, experts say
South Carolina communities race to beat dangerous flooding
At least 40 people killed, mostly in North Carolina
Why weeds could provide an answer to Cape Town's water worries
Earlier this year Cape Town avoided a feared "Day Zero" when its taps would have run dry due to severe drought
As sand mining grows, Asia’s deltas are sinking, water experts warn
Without enough sand arriving to maintain themselves, deltas are eroding, bringing worsening flooding and land loss
As typhoons get stronger, Asia must build better, experts say
Population growth and rapid urbanisation are increasing the risk of heavy damage from powerful storms in the region
China to grant $88 mln each to cities to tackle water pollution
The country is in the middle of an expensive campaign to clean up its heavily polluted lakes and rivers
Indonesia sets first moratorium on palm plantation permits
Indonesia is the world's biggest palm oil producer and environmentalists blame much of the country's forest destruction on land clearance for the crop
World waste could grow 70 percent as cities boom, warns World Bank
The rise in rubbish will outstrip population growth, reaching 3.4 billion tons by 2050 from around 2 billion tons in 2016
Much of North Carolina still flooded following Florence
At least 36 people killed, mostly in North Carolina
Florence portends more massive hurricanes in age of global warming
When storms such as Harvey and Florence come to a virtual stall, a deluge of rain can fall in the matter of days, equal to what an area typically sees in a year