Thirsting, ill and ablaze, Germany's forests in critical state, minister says
Next month foresters and the government will hold a summit on responding to what has been termed Germany's "forest die-off"
FEATURE-New rules, new debts: slavery fears rise for migrant workers in Thailand
Migrant workers are being hit with steep charges for visas and work permits, leaving many trapped by debts in exploitative workplaces
As fall begins in Alaska, wildfires linked to warming rage on
Big fire years are more frequent as Alaska warms at a rate at least twice the global average
Melting Greenland to host first electric racing series
The races aim to use the global appeal of motorsports to shine a spotlight on the biggest climate threats to the planet
Amazon fires scorch Bolsonaro's reputation abroad, but not in Brazil
An opinion poll this week found almost 60 percent of Brazilians considered Bolsonaro's government to have done a great, good, or normal job
Drone disruption? Climate activists to target London's Heathrow airport
Activists say they will disrupt London's Heathrow airport with toy drones from Sept. 13, a step they hope will ground flights and increase pressure to cut Britain's carbon emissions
Formula One's Lewis Hamilton joins climate race with vegan burger chain
Neat Burger aims to disrupt the non-sustainable food industry and hopes to open 14 restaurants globally in the next two years
Tokyo named world's safest city, Amsterdam tops Europe ranking
The Economist Intelligence Unit aims to capture the concept of "urban resilience", the ability of cities to absorb and bounce back from shocks
Nepal rejects U.N. call to compensate man in forced labour case
The panel has no enforcement powers but the case was seen as a test of Nepal's willingness to deal with slavery and labour abuse
New hope for child rights after India gets tough on traffickers
Manufacturers prefer to use children for some handicraft work as they are easier to control than adults, cost nothing and are dexterous