Slave descendants in tiny S. African town battle for church-owned land
'Not owning land feels like we have gone back to being slaves,' said Elim's heritage officer
Brazil's tribes stride into digital age to defend their culture, forests
Midia India, a network that calls itself the Voice of Indigenous People, posts news and images on Instagram and podcasts on Spotify, to help keep Brazil's 850,000 indigenous people informed
POLL-Japan firms join global calls to ditch coal-fired power
In a Reuters survey, 62% of firms urged the government to curb coal-fired power projects, while 20% said Japan should ditch coal plans altogether - although a third said it would harm their business
POLL-Japan firms take few steps to brace for increasing floods
Japanese have long been conditioned to prepare for earthquakes, but powerful typhoons and heavy rains have brought the risk of flooding to the forefront
'Alarm' over climate change rising among Americans, survey shows
A majority of Americans are now "concerned" or "alarmed" about warming, after increased media attention and discussion by Democratic presidential candidates, Yale survey finds
Wildfire-hit countries in need of new strategies to tame burning threat
"If this is the 'new normal', then tweaking well-established approaches to risk management of wildfires will not make any difference," says science advisor
Microsoft to erase its carbon footprint, past and future, in climate push
Goal to remove existing carbon from the atmosphere sets Microsoft's climate goals apart from other corporate pledges which have focused on cutting ongoing emissions or preventing future ones
Colombia to increase monitoring to curb deforestation, minister says
Colombia, home to glacial mountain peaks, the northern part of the Amazon jungle and other ecosystems, is one of the world's so-called mega-diverse countries
FACTBOX-Big Tech and their carbon pledges
Below is a snapshot of the promises and achievements U.S. West Coast tech companies have made in combating climate change
UK plans to green its fields in post-Brexit shakeup
Under the plan, farmers in England will reap rewards by better tending their soil, livestock and water, as well as by conserving native plants and animals