Central American farmers suffer major crop losses, need food aid - U.N.
Farmers in the 'Dry Corridor' lost more than half of their maize and beans in 2018 to climate-linked drought or unusually heavy rain
U.S. House backs Paris agreement goals in first climate bill in a decade
The Climate Action Now Act signalled to the international community that many Americans support the Paris agreement regardless of Trump's decision to abandon it
New aid charity says modern 'business models' will save lives
"We don't have to wait for someone to be starving on the front page of the newspaper," says Start Network head
Billionaire Branson urges business to back LGBT+ rights
Branson was joined by 20 other top executives, who put their names in support of LGBT+ rights to put pressure on countries like Brunei that persecute citizens for their sexuality
Support for gay rights seen growing in Singapore
Nearly six in 10 of those aged between 18 and 25 believe same-sex marriage is not wrong, according to the survey by the Institute of Policy Studies, a Singapore-based think-tank
OPINION: Building a better banking system
Banks are falling short of supplying the capital needed to address climate change, such as loans for distributed solar energy and electric vehicles
Barclays targeted by climate change protest ahead of activist showdown
Barclays provided the most financing among European banks for fossil fuel-related projects in 2018, according to a report by campaigning group BankTrack
Singapore shoppers given tool to choose products using ethical palm oil
Palm oil is the world's most widely used edible oil, found in everything from margarine to biscuits, and soap to soups
Britain should strengthen climate goal to net zero emissions by 2050 – advisers
Britain currently aims to cut its emissions by 80 percent by 2050, but campaigners say that does not go far enough to meet pledges made under the 2015 Paris climate agreement
Solar tracking bracelets protect nomadic Kenyan mothers and babies
Beaded bracelets with solar-powered GPS enable health workers to monitor pregnant pastoralist women, preventing deaths in childbirth