New Zealand PM Ardern backs students striking for climate action
Thousands of children in Australia and New Zealand intend to skip school and protest on Friday as part of similar actions worldwide
Venezuelan child migrants, women fall prey to human traffickers in Peru
Lured by false offers of well-paid work as waitresses, dancers or cooks in mining areas, migrants can end up forced into prostitution
Americans in cool states misjudge threat from rising heat waves
Without air conditioning, people in northern U.S. states may be at high risk as heat waves worsen, researchers say
$150 million boost to socially conscious businesses with low profit potential
The fund aims to help businesses working in areas like affordable housing which may have low profit potential or be overly risky
'No tomorrow' for many unless consumption falls - U.N.
Surging consumption of natural resources accounts for half of the world's planet-heating emissions and over 90 percent of the world's biodiversity loss
BBC to be investigated over suspected pay discrimination
The BBC said in January 2018 it would implement "substantial" pay reductions for some men and pay increases for some men and women, following a report by auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers
Air pollution killing more people than smoking, say scientists
New data indicates hazardous health impact of the smallest pollution particles, known as PM2.5 - main cause of respiratory and cardiovascular disease - is much worse than previously thought
Heatwave threatens to slash harvests in drought-hit Zimbabwe
Unusually high temperatures, on top of a lack of rainfall, are hitting crops and livestock, officials say
'Cutting everything in sight': Ugandans vow to curb rampant deforestation
In the past 25 years Uganda has lost 63 percent of its forest cover due to tree-cutting for firewood, timber and charcoal, as well as the growth of farms and towns, say experts
Businesses 'doing good'? Prove it
In an era of greater transparency, consumers and investors increasingly expect companies to look beyond profits and report their environmental and social impact