INTERVIEW-Colombia seen losing deforestation battle in war-hit areas
Colombia had the fourth greatest loss of primary rainforest of any country in 2018
Fury as Russian company tells women workers to stop wearing the trousers
Aluminium firm promised 100 roubles ($1.50) a day to female staff who sent bosses a selfie of themselves wearing a skirt or dress for work
Young Ugandan climate activists join 'school strike' push
A growing international movement of young protesters demanding action on climate threats is beginning to take root in countries known for their vulnerability to climate change
George Clooney clout seen unlikely to change LGBT+ laws in Aceh
Clooney, who led protests over the death penalty for gay sex in Brunei, is ambassador for Nespresso that sources coffee beans from Aceh where homosexuality is illegal
As Zimbabwe's forests fall, timber shortage tightens screws on carpenters
With little law enforcement, forests are being cut down for settlement, tobacco-curing or cooking fuel - and small businesses that depend on timber are feeling the pinch
Larvae for lunch? Danish scientists try to put mealworm on the menu
Despite most people baulking at the idea of eating bugs, insect-based foods could become ubiquitous in Europe in the next decade or so
Out of sight, out of mind: Zimbabwe locks up its disabled
Neither officials nor disability rights activists can guess how many disabled people are imprisoned in a country with few reliable statistics about even the prevalence of disability
Work not handouts: entrepreneurs reboot image of refugees
As social entrepreneurs - who aim to do good, as well as make profit – a growing number of refugees are rebuilding their own lives, rather than relying on handouts
In Colombia's remote tribes, LGBT+ people face abuse, shame
Black and indigenous LGBT+ Colombians face conversion therapy, humiliation and violence, according to research
WarnerMedia joins Disney, Netflix in reconsidering Georgia business over abortion law
The Georgia state law would ban abortions at about six weeks into a pregnancy - before many women know they are pregnant