London's ultra low emissions levy on older vehicles kicks in
The Ultra Low Emission Zone is a centrepiece of London's plans to clean up its polluted air
In U.S. first, Minneapolis rethinks housing density to make homes cheaper
'Nobody in that neighbourhood will sell a house — and it doesn't matter what your budget is'
Indonesia, Malaysia send letter of objection to EU over palm curbs
The world's top producers of the vegetable oil have both threatened a World Trade Organization challenge against the EU over its plan to stop the use of palm oil by 2030 in renewable transport fuel
Thailand ramps up fight against forced labour with stricter law
Thailand, which has come under scrutiny for slavery and trafficking in its seafood industry, has added "forced labour or service" as an offence in its anti-human trafficking law
Why fixing food systems is crucial for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals
Food is a common thread linking all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), given the interconnected economic, social and environmental dimensions of food systems
US ban on slave-made goods nets tiny fraction of $400 bln threat
The value of suspicious shipments seized so far under the 2016 law amount to 0.0015 percent of the estimated $400 billion in tainted goods believed to enter the U.S. market each year
Roma people - 10 ways Europe's biggest minority faces discrimination
About 80 percent of Roma in Europe live below the poverty line and have a life expectancy of 10 years less than the average European
UK car wash app uncovers nearly 1,000 suspected cases of modern slavery
Car washes are one of the most common cause of concerns for callers to Britain's slavery helpline - accounting for more than 550 calls last year
After floods drench eastern Zimbabwe, water shortages parch Harare
Climate change is bringing more weather extremes, and Zimbabwe this year is suffering from opposite crises at once: floods and drought
Rwanda's genocide survivors tormented by horrors 25 years on
During the genocide as many as 10,000 people were killed daily. Seventy percent of the Tutsi population was wiped out and over 10 percent of the total Rwandan population