Lego follows the green brick road to combat plastic waste
The family-owned maker of colourful plastic bricks said botanical pieces such as leaves and trees would now be made from polyethylene
South Africa to investigate water ministry amid severe drought
A parliamentary committee supported calls for a full inquiry over "irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure"
U.N. collates global disaster data to help reduce risk
"It is impossible to prevent disasters and to manage risk if a country is not measuring its disaster losses"
Drought inflicts mounting losses to crops in S.Africa's Western Cape
"We see the severe impact that this drought is beginning to have on jobs and livelihoods"
Indigenous rights get boost as Green Climate Fund approves $1 bln for new projects
Indigenous communities gain a stronger voice in efforts to protect forests, as climate projects are approved from Paraguay to Bangladesh
EU sees higher climate target possible as cost of renewables falls
Tough talks are underway to set new targets for renewable energy's share of the EU's overall energy use from 2021 to 2030
With pumps and canals, Sri Lanka’s capital moves to cut worsening flood risk
As extreme rainfall increases as a result of climate change, Colombo is moving to keep itself above the floodwater tide
Brazil court upholds forestry law changes in blow to environmentalists
"With this amnesty you create a climate that invites deforestation in the future"
Ocean warming threatens to drown Costa Rica’s whale tourism
As climate change brings warmer conditions to Costa Rica's Pacific coast, whale watching - and incomes - are disappearing
More jobs key to dealing with Lake Chad crisis, UNESCO says
Protecting the shrinking lake - and preventing a worsening humanitarian crisis - will require helping people find work, UN official says