Hit by extreme weather, Zimbabwe rolls out triple climate policy
Policies for business, farmers and children aim to help country adapt to climate impacts and cut emissions - but will they be used?
Female leadership is crucial in building resilient communities
Women remain disproportionately affected by disasters and it is time to invest more in female leadership to redress this imbalance
Europe's first solar panel recycling plant opens in France
The plant is set to recycle 1,300 tonnes of solar panels in 2018 - virtually all solar panels that will reach their end of life in France this year
Nigeria herders, farmers conflict highlights squeeze on arable land
Fertile land is dwindling due to climate change combined with a population boom and is fueling conflicts across the continent
California wildfire threatens to cut off rural community
More than 230 firefighters were deployed to tackle the blaze, which had burned 7,700 acres
Floods, landslides in northern Vietnam kill 7, leave 12 missing
The floods and landslides have also caused damages worth over 76 billion dong ($3.32 million)
China to protect quarter of land from development by 2020
The country hopes to increase forest coverage to more than 23 percent of its total landmass
EXCLUSIVE-India speeds up environmental approvals in industry, alarms activists
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has slashed the average time taken to grant clearances to 170 days from 600 days
"Sea change" needed to achieve goal of ending child marriage by 2030
Extreme weathers in countries including Bangladesh, Mali and Niger have put more girls at risk of child marriage
Plastic ban raises hopes for Kenya's sisal farmers
Kenyans producing, selling or even using plastic bags risk imprisonment of up to four years or fines of $40,000