Norway starts payments to Indonesia for cutting forest emissions
Indonesia's deforestation rate declined in 2017, triggering a payment under a $1-billion climate deal
Hit by wilder weather, Botswana's farmers seek welfare payments
A government programme to provide work for those in need of income is seeing a rise in demand as droughts become harsher
The coffee farmers betting on blockchain to boost business
Technology is helping Ethiopian coffee farmers keep as much of the profit as possible at home
Europe's food makers find green palm oil hard to stomach
Only 74 percent of palm oil bought by Europe's food industry is certified as sustainable
Return of the milkman? Pushing packaging out of the US delivery process
"We're sort of like the milkman" of groceries
'We are scared - listen to us!' London students demand at climate protest
When it comes to climate change, politicians "don't realise how bad it is. But we do," say students as thousands join UK protests
Antarctic ice shelves: Searching for clues on climate change
The scientists hope their research will allow island and coastal nations to plan for rising sea levels
Kenyan activist's death in botched abortion spotlights 'killer' backstreet clinics
Unsafe abortions account for 35 percent of maternal deaths in Kenya
Australian companies 'significantly exposed' to slavery risk - investors
The 2018 Global Slavery Index estimates that 15,000 people live in slave-like conditions in Australia
Knock-on effects of war kill 300 babies every day - charity
A fifth of all children worldwide lived in a conflict zone in 2017, 30 million more than the year before and the highest number since 1990