INTERVIEW-Glitter or green? Sydney's big bash gives way to speed climate action
Each year Sydney's mayor hosts a spectacular New Year's party, but this year that money is being put to something new
Addressing climate change could be key to African peace, leader says
"There is a link between climate change and prosperity, as well as peace, on the continent"
Early "clues" could avert conflict-driven famine - U.N.
"Don't wait for the television screens to be filled with emaciated dying children to mobilise money, resources, activity and prevention"
Two scientists resign to protest U.S. EPA dismissals
"We cannot in good conscience be complicit in our co-chairs' removal, or in the watering down of credible science, engineering, and methodological rigor that is at the heart of that decision," the scientists wrote
At Arctic Council meeting, hidden tensions over region's resources
Countries with territories in the far North meet to discuss climate change - and military bases
Satellites find "hidden forests" helping fight against global warming
Discovery allows for more accurate assessments of how much greenhouse gases are absorbed from the atmosphere by the world's vegetation
FEATURE-Human poo transformed into clean fuel for Kenya's urban poor
Using human waste to make fuel briquettes tackles sanitation and health problems - and they even smell sweet
Coffee flour, beer pizza on menu as innovators fight food waste
About a third of food produced each year is never eaten either because it is spoiled after harvest and during transportation, or thrown away by shops and consumers
Cities urged to 'embrace new reality' of mass migration
"Migrants make clear economic contributions to destination cities, refuting common misconceptions that they detract from the financial health of their new homes"
In crackdown, Malawi jails 35 illegal loggers seized in national park
"My warning to the criminals is that we will not relent until we are done with them," warns Malawi's national parks director