Bolsonaro extends deployment of troops to curb Amazon deforestation
Brazil sent thousands of soldiers to protect the rainforest one month ago to curb deforestation ahead of the high season for forest fires - a move now renewed for another 30 days
Streetlights or park? Mongolian residents pick using mobile app
Digital voting has increased transparency and efficiency, while giving residents a say in how public funds are spent
Coronavirus boosts community spirit - and nationalism
Pandemic is also creating fertile ground for movements like Black Lives Matter
Uganda wants people to leave flooded wetlands - and not come back
Authorities have been trying to clear the wetlands around Africa’s biggest lake for years. This year’s flooding may have helped their case
Ugandans melt plastic waste into coronavirus face shields
An effort to clean up plastic waste and turn it into building materials shifts gear as COVID-19 arrives and protective gear falls short
U.S. companies vow to fight racism but face critics on diversity
Major companies including Comcast Corp, Nike Inc and Warner Music Group Corp have pledged $1.7 billion to advance racial justice amid the protests over the death of George Floyd
Small islands may not disappear under rising seas, researchers find
The research found that tides move sediment to create higher elevation, a natural defense mechanism that may keep the islands habitable
Indigenous leaders fear Amazon soy port could be conduit for COVID-19
A grain export terminal that draws long lines of truckers each day is raising risks, say Amazon communities who oppose its expansion
Swiss parliament backs carbon surcharge on plane tickets
As aviation industry battles coronavirus slump, air fares in Switzerland will face a surcharge of as much as 120 Swiss francs ($127)
Brazil deforested 10,000 square km of Amazon rainforest in 2019, up 34% on year
An area of Brazil's Amazon rainforest about the size of Lebanon was cleared last year, a 34.4% rise from a year earlier