EU moves to ban single-use plastics
Proposal also requires EU countries to collect 90 percent of single-use plastic drink bottles by 2025
South Africa aims for 'zero carbon' buildings in green push
From LED lights to rooftop solar and better insulation, South Africa's cities are working to cut emissions - and costs for building owners
Storm Alberto churns toward Florida, Alabama and Mississippi
Alberto, the first named Atlantic storm of 2018, is expected to intensify and bring wind speeds of up to 65 mph (40 kph)
Two people dead, three missing in Oman after cyclone
The cyclone also killed at least seven people in the Yemeni island of Socotra
Unmapped roads raise risk to Southeast Asian rainforests - study
Researchers are urging for better protection and enforcement for remaining forests
Cheap rides at risk in drive to clean up Southeast Asia streets
The Philippines has begun rolling out electric vans, which officials say will replace jeepneys with safer, more environment-friendly vehicles by 2020
Tropical storm hits Yemen's Socotra, state of emergency declared
The storm is expected to hit southern Yemen and the coast of neighboring Oman on Thursday
Are the global goals doomed to fail without better open data?
Lack of data is hindering progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals
Landslide renews protests by communities at Colombia's biggest dam
Up to 800 families have been evicted from their homes to make way for the dam since 2010
London Zoo uses art to highlight plastic pollution scourge
Between five and 14 tonnes of plastic are estimated to enter the world's oceans every year, causing irreparable damage.