Caribbean Development Bank plans to help tackle trauma of Bahamas storm
The United Nations has estimated that 70,000 people are in immediate need of food, water and shelter
One year after landmark ruling for LGBT+ rights in India, challenges persist
Even those celebrating warned that the fight for equal rights, including same-sex marriage and serving in the military, had not been won
Brazil agribusiness joins with NGOs to call for action on Amazon
The protection of the Amazon, which absorbs vast amounts of greenhouse gas that causes global warming, is seen as vital to the fight against climate change
Trans Chinese teens forced into 'conversion therapy' - study
Conversion therapy is a widely discredited belief that being LGBT is a mental illness that can be cured
Damage to land feeds migration and conflict - UN official
As everything from climate change to deforestation leaves less usable land, threats - and opportunities - are growing, says the U.N.'s anti-desertification chief
As Amazon leaders meet, scientists warn of fiery future for fragile forest
Deforestation and worsening droughts are hiking the risk of fires in the Amazon rainforest, seen as a vital buffer against global warming
Madagascar forest destruction wiping out humans' tiniest relative
With more than 80% of its species native, Madagascar has more unique plants and animals than the rest of Africa together
Malaysia complains of smog from Indonesia as forest fires flare
Disaster officials in Indonesia have detected 6,312 hot spots, which often signal a fire, up from less than 1,000 earlier this month
Asian cities turn to electric vehicles in anti-pollution drive
The world's 100 most polluted cities are largely in Asia, with India and China dominating, found an air quality report by Greenpeace
Party drug used to rape, film comatose gay men - UK documentary
GHB, a drug used to heighten sexual pleasure, is reportedly regularly used to sexually assault gay men