INTERVIEW - Saving the world: the 'new normal' for finance?
"The growing effects of inequality and climate change on market sustainability mean major fiduciaries are thinking about how they can incorporate impact into their investment strategy"
Three-nation talks on Ethiopia dam fail to reach agreement
Egypt and Ethiopia are at loggerheads over the construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam
Indonesia peatland swap plan questioned over deforestation risk
"We fear that vast areas of natural forest ... will be designated for land swaps and converted into pulpwood plantations in the name of peatland restoration"
In traffic-tied Nairobi, the way forward may be on foot
Fed up with traffic and worried about pollution, more middle class Nairobi residents are leaving their cars at home
European efforts to curb plastic litter in oceans are working - researchers
"If we think a bit more wisely about plastic, we can make big changes"
Hurricane forecasters see above-average 2018 U.S. storm season
An average Atlantic hurricane season produces 12 named storms of which six become hurricanes, three of them major
Solar power eclipsed fossil fuels in new 2017 generating capacity-UN
Climate scientists have advised governments that renewables should be the world's dominant source of energy by mid-century
Asia-Pacific chefs chew over ways to slim down food waste
"Squandering food is squandering everything that goes into food - including habitat and wildlife. We're just running out of time."
Eco-farming can solve hunger and climate crises, experts say
Eco-farming could deliver nutritious, environmentally friendly food, increase farmers' earnings and make farms more resilient to climate change
Kenyan fund targets $15 mln green bond for water projects
Proceeds from green bonds help finance projects in renewable energy, green transport and energy-efficiency