Cleaner air, cooler buildings: urban trees save megacities millions
"Trees are immeasurably important for human wellbeing and biodiversity, the underpinning of our quality of life"
Bangladesh risks 'devastating' hunger after major floods - U.N.
Widespread floods in recent weeks have killed more than 800 people and displaced more than a million in India, Nepal and Bangladesh
Activists hope lifting Chile's abortion ban sets example through Latin America
Six countries in Latin America and the Caribbean still have blanket abortion bans
Harvard researchers say Exxon misled public on climate science
The authors said that while Exxon scientists acknowledged burning fossil fuels caused global temperatures to rise, the company's position remained different
Defending the rights of immigrants and refugees in the US
Pro bono lawyers and refugee rights advocates rallied together in record time to address the unprecedented travel and refugee ban issued by the new US administration, providing immediate legal support to those affected.
Defending the rights of immigrants and refugees in the US
Pro bono lawyers and refugee rights advocates rallied together in record time to address the unprecedented travel and refugee ban issued by the new US administration, providing immediate legal support to those affected.
Invisible Taliban child brides, widows trapped as sex slaves
"He became my lawful husband and began to rape me and beat me every single day"
INTERVIEW-Building for India's poor: plant a seed to grow a forest
"We want to have a quick process of change that gives us economic return, not social return"