Sex trade flourishes in Peru's Amazon despite crackdown on illegal mining
Often poor and with little education, women and girls from indigenous farming communities make easy prey for traffickers, who lure them with false promises of well-paid jobs
Rising sea levels threaten sovereign credit ratings - Moody's
"The economic and social repercussions of lost income, damage to assets, a loss of life, health issues and forced migration from the sudden events related to sea level rise are immediate," says ratings agency
Queer K-pop: chorus grows for gay rights in Asia
An expanding network of LGBT+ choirs across Asia use song to fight discrimination in a region where progress on gay and transgender rights is slow
'We can't close our eyes' to climate change, says Marshall Isles ex-president
In this low-lying Pacific Island nation, even a former president must deal with seawater washing into her garden
Colombia's Amazon tribes tap into rainforest protection funds
Involving native tribal communities is critical to saving the threatened Amazon rainforest, says environment minister
2019 was second-hottest year ever, more extreme weather coming - WMO
The average global temperature in 2019 was 1.1 degree Celsius above pre-industrial levels, creeping towards a globally agreed limit after which major changes to life on Earth are expected
Climate activists invoke German constitution to sue Merkel government
The lawsuit is one of three filed in the past week against both the government and parliament, invoking Germans' basic right under their constitution to live in dignity
Bangladesh eyes deal with Malaysia to protect migrant workers from abuse
Bangladesh's current informal recruitment system involves unofficial middlemen who often give false promises about jobs and then charge high fees that trap many workers in debt bondage
More protests, more crackdowns? Climate activism faces 'crunch year'
Will governments police growing peaceful demonstrations demanding urgent climate action without infringing on human and civil rights?
Climate threats now dominate long-term risks, survey of global leaders finds
Long-term risks from climate change now outweigh those from cyberattacks, pandemics, geopolitical conflict and weapons of mass destruction, decision-makers say