INTERVIEW -"It takes a village" to defeat Nigeria's Boko Haram
"The role of local leadership is critical in terms of mobilising members of diverse backgrounds ... to come together and present a united front against the insurgents"
FEATURE-In Miami, battling sea level rise may mean surrendering land
When does it make sense to protect land - and when is it smarter to give it up to the sea?
Squatters battle Kenya's ex-president and charities over wildlife park
"Here are people with no alternative places to live, people who are born there... They have nowhere else to go"
Late check-in, no luggage, child in tow - signs of slavery?
Training gives hotel staff insight into signs of possible trafficking such as alcohol and drugs in a room, or a child staying over
Brazil risks rodent-borne Hantavirus rise due to sugarcane, climate change - scientists
Any potential rise in cases is significant given how deadly the disease is
Paying Uganda farmers not to cut down trees halved deforestation - study
Uganda between 2005 and 2010 had one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world
Want to protect forests in poor nations? Pay landowners not to cut, study says
"When you think of the damage done by climate change, paying people to conserve forests is cost effective"
Insurance for poor could protect the most disaster-vulnerable - governments
With only 5 percent of losses in poor countries covered by insurance, boosting coverage could help save lives
Countries awarded for combating crisis of desertification
The award recognises the policy that best protects life and livelihoods in the world's "drylands"
First Saudi jobs website for women aims to get more women in the workforce
Saudi Arabia is well known as one of the world's most gender-segregated nation