OPINION: To help the planet, help the forest protectors
Recognizing the rights of indigenous people can conserve tropical forests better than practically any other alternative
Mexico's president vows to take care of Chagas patients
Chagas, which is spread by infected blood-sucking bugs, is a parasitic disease that can enlarge the heart over years then cause sudden death
With new law, Brazil seeks to boost payments for protecting nature
Legislation lays the foundations for a nationwide scheme to pay indigenous people and family farmers, among others, to safeguard ecosystems that provide key services
Canada's top court upholds pillar of Trudeau's plan to fight climate change
Canada's top court says climate change is a threat to Canada a whole and upholds the legality of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act
Northern Ireland leader tells UK govt to 'back off' on abortion
Brandon Lewis this week published legislation that would give the government power to force the region to expand abortion services to meet United Nations rights obligations
Turkish police detain 12 at Bogazici university protest, student group says
Student protesters have been labelled 'LGBT deviants' by Turkish politicians.
U.S. pledges to slash solar energy costs by 60% in a decade
For the U.S. power grid to run entirely on clean energy within 15 years, solar energy will need to be installed as much as five times faster than it is today, Department of Energy says
Chinese apps join celebs in backlash against Western fashion brands over Xinjiang
Chinese apps joins the Chinese celebrities to drop H&M it from their listings because of the old comments it made on Xinjiang
U.S. should research solar geoengineering to fight climate change but exercise caution, scientists say
U.S. should research solar geoengineering to fight climate change, the National Academies of Science says on Thursday
Japan's Muji store operator says 'deeply concerned' about forced labour reports in China
Japan's Muji store operator shows concern about forced labour in China's Xinjiang