Trash for rice: Bali recycling scheme gives families pandemic lifeline
A local non-profit group is offering help by exchanging rice for plastic trash that is then sold to a recycling company
What can world leaders do to make COP26 deforestation pledge a success?
Cutting down forests has major implications for global goals to curb warming, as trees absorb about a third of the planet-heating carbon emissions produced worldwide
Run, rebuild, repeat as floods eat away at India's indigenous land
Each time flash floods engulf their villages, the Mising people shift their homes further inland - but after a decade of flooding and riverbank erosion, they are running out of space
China fires up giant coal power plant in face of calls for cuts
Beijing has pledged to start reducing coal consumption, but will do so only after 2025, giving developers considerable leeway to raise capacity further in the coming four years
OBITUARY-E.O. Wilson, naturalist dubbed a modern-day Darwin, dies at 92
Wilson once said destroying a rainforest for economic gain was like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal
Malaysia seeks U.N. climate adaptation funds amid deadly floods
Torrential rain has caused severe flooding that killed at least 48 people in Malaysia, prompting calls for the government to improve its preparedness to extreme weather events
India's Adani nears first coal shipment from shunned Australian mine
Climate activists concerned about carbon emissions and potential damage to Australia's Great Barrier Reef have brought several cases challenging the government over the mine
Climate-fuelled disasters bring 'grave' costs across the globe in 2021
The financial and human costs of climate change are expected to keep soaring unless governments step up efforts to rein in global warming, the report warns
Bangladesh takes baby steps towards climate-friendly just transition
From adopting clean energy in garment factories to helping coastal migrants settle in cities, the South Asian nation has a way to go in planning a greener, fairer future
How 2021 became the year of ESG investing
Extreme weather becoming more frequent and events highlighting social justice issues have contributed to ESG rising to the top of the agenda of investors