Higher food prices help fuel 40% jump in global hunger - UN agency
A record 270 million people are likely to face acute food shortages this year as prices rise by a third on average worldwide
'Hanging on by a thread': Canadian farmers hope for rain as canola, wheat wither
Extreme heat is destroying crops, with farmers saying they may get as little as 20% of their normal yield
Ecologists take on Slovenian government in water resources referendum
Ecologists forced a national poll on proposed law changes which they say will loosen rules on coastal and lakeside construction
As Hungary's anti-LGBT law takes effect, some teachers are defiant
Hungarian teachers say that they will continue to discuss LGBT+ issues with students, in defiance of a new law
OPINION: Before COP26, rich nations must meet climate finance promise
Developing countries need clarity and confidence now that the $100 billion a year pledged to help them tackle climate change will be delivered
School's out for good? Lebanese teachers flee as financial crisis builds
Teaching salaries starting at 1.5 million Lebanese pounds a month are now worth less than $90 at the street rate in a country where they used to be $1,000
UK aid cuts spark fears over parasitic killer that stalks the poor
Efforts to halt visceral leishmaniasis - the deadliest parasitic disease after malaria - are threatened by cuts to UK aid funding, say health workers
Pacific Northwest heat wave 'virtually impossible' without climate change -research
Global warming could lead to heatwaves like the one in Canada every 10 years in the Pacific Northwest, warn researchers
Abu Dhabi's lightning-fast COVID-19 scanners raise privacy fears
The new technology, which is said to measure a person's electromagnetic waves, has digital rights advocates worried about what data it can access
Uganda helps farmers grow trees for money in bid to reverse forest loss
The country is curbing encroachment by paying farmers to grow trees for firewood and timber, but environmentalists say outside of plantations, the forest is still shrinking