Australia begins wide-ranging enquiry into deadly bushfires
A royal commission began an inquiry into the bushfires that swept Australia, with a focus on the changing global climate and natural disaster risk
As lockdown clears the air, Cairo looks to keep pollution low
Expanded public transit, cleaner fuels and more shared bicycles could help preserve coronavirus-era gains, officials say
COLUMN-Coronavirus is dark side of an urban interconnected world: Kemp
Will the popularity of megacities diminish? Will public transport systems be redesigned? Will supply chains move closer to home? And will international leisure travel shrink?
Philippines investigates suicide of a maid at embassy shelter in Lebanon
Coronavirus restrictions coupled with Lebanon's economic meltdown has prompted people to ditch domestic helpers or not pay them
Public returns to St. Peter's Square; pope calls for defence of environment
Pope urges Catholics to reflect on how they can better protect the environment and help those most vulnerable to effects of climate change
Land and resource investment consultations in the time of COVID-19: The hazards of pressing on
Companies are seeking to press ahead with investments on community lands or even take advantage of the pandemic to avoid the usual authorization requirements
Extreme weather, more people drive Pakistan toward a wheat crisis
Erratic weather is worsening the country's wheat shortage, with farmers already struggling to feed a booming population
Pandemic piles pressure on world's shrinking forests
The pandemic is putting forests at risk as already poor people who have lost work cut trees for cooking fuel
Help us protect the headwaters of the Amazon from oil companies, elders say
Communities in Peru and Ecuador are bracing for new efforts to exploit land amid efforts to reboot economies hit by COVID-19
New York chef turns Michelin-starred eatery into charity kitchen in COVID-19 crisis
Top chefs have switched to catering for some of the city's poorest during the COVID-19 pandemic