Use of leaded petrol eliminated in 'milestone' for health, environment, U.N. says
U.N. Environment Programme campaigned to end use of the the petrol which it says contaminates air, soil and drinking water and can cause heart disease, stroke and cancer
Bucking global shift to cleaner energy, Zimbabwe digs deeper into coal
The government says more coal mining will create jobs and give the country's power supply a much-needed boost, but critics warn the environmental cost is too high
Hurricane Ida hits Louisiana, governor says levees will hold
Hurricane Ida hits Louisiana - the toughest test yet for the new levees built around New Orleans after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina
Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as most intense hurricane in years
Ida hits coast as Louisiana governor warns it could be the state's worst direct hit since the 1850s
OPINION: More biodiverse food systems will help address climate and nature crises
The ways we feed ourselves - through just a few crops and animals - are unsustainable for people and planet
UK's Queen Elizabeth will attend climate conference - palace
Buckingham Palace's website shows the queen is due to attend a reception at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow
'We need help': Thunberg's movement makes plea to rescue Afghan climate activists
Climate activists have been trying to get Afghan campaigners and their families onto evacuation lists, but eight days after their first calls for help, there has been no response
China pushes new global biodiversity fund to help secure nature accord
Developing nations say they need more finance to conserve their natural environments - and China has floated the idea of a fund to channel billions of dollars to protect biodiversity
China to pursue bigger ocean carbon sinks to help meet climate goals
As China comes under growing land pressure and tries to maximise space for forest, nature reserves and arable land, the country looks to take advantage of its waters to boost "blue sink" potential
Tribes launch bid to protect Amazon forest at global conservation forum
A coalition of indigenous groups is calling on International Union for Conservation of Nature members to back a motion to protect 80% of the Amazon by 2025, to stem forest loss