South African firefighter battles Cape Town blazes and inequality
Slee Mbhele signed up to fight wildfires that engulfed her beloved nature reserves. Now she fears for informal settlements close to vegetation as fires become more widespread
Vaccine inequity remains Achilles' heel of COVID-19 response in Americas-PAHO
Less than a quarter of people in Latin America and the Caribbean are fully vaccinated, says Pan American Health Organization
OPINION: Gender pay gap debate: It's not just about the money
Our research finds women are more willing than men to give up pay in favor of other amenities, such as flexible hours, parental leave, and employment security
Climate change fuels more ‘fire-prone’ days beyond U.S. West coast
California and the Pacific Northwest have attracted much of the attention during the 2021 wildfire season, but climate change-fueled fire risk is encroaching much farther east, researchers say
Russia runs economic risks with carbon footprint reduction - economy ministry
Russia, the world's fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, relies on oil and gas exports - and says it needs to balance going carbon-neutral with economic development
With Assam silk and trees, Indians fight climate change and trafficking
Under a new initiative, families across Assam are weaving and restoring forests to boost their incomes in a region hit by frequent floods, low farm yields and unemployment
Bangladeshi women try on rare leadership roles for a fairer fashion future
Training schemes to help female garment workers become team supervisors offer skills that could protect their livelihoods as owners eye greener, high-tech factories
Denmark, Costa Rica seek alliance to speed up the end of oil and gas
So far there has been no collective government action to end oil and gas production - but the new grouping aims to enlist countries willing to set a date to phase out the fossil fuels
Afghan all-girl robotics team members, journalists land in Mexico
The robotics team, made up of women and girls as young as 14, has won international awards for their robots
After wildfires, Greek PM says climate crisis demands radical action
Wildfires scorched more than a quarter of a million acres of pine forest in Greece this summer