In bid for healthier cities, Ethiopia aims to boost urban green
Tree planting aims to cut air pollution, cool cities - and reduce climate-changing emissions
Abandoned by banks, Indonesia's poor farmers turn to crowdfunding
Most smallholders in Asia face an uphill battle to access credit, leaving them unable to modernise and boost yields - but technology could help change that
Over 50 mln child marriages could be prevented if girls finished school
Children married young tend to leave school, have limited economic opportunities, are vulnerable to abuse and mental health problems
'President' for a day, schoolgirl in Paraguay shines light on violence, equality
Nara, an 11-year-old schoolgirl, will serve as Paraguay's symbolic president on Thursday, part of a campaign for the United Nations' International Day of the Girl
World could feed itself if people ate less meat, cut waste - study
Livestock are responsible for about 14.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions
On your bike? Africa in a jam as 'poor man's transport' ignored
Experts are keen to increase cycling across the continent as it could reduce traffic jams and air pollution and enable more people to get around their cities, improving job opportunities
Paloma Faith: I'm raising my child gender-neutral to avoid stereotypes
The British singer said she hopes that her child will grow up without the pressure of preconceptions
Pangender or demigirl? Australian study identifies more than 30 gender options
From non-binary to genderqueer, questions of gender self-identification have split public opinion around the world
Bedroom, bar, brothel: the many faces of migrant homes in Italy
As tourists deserted, the economy crumbled, along with the impressive villas and commanding apartment blocks that now play home to African migrants and those without many better choices
What does global warming mean for Botswana and Namibia?
Even a 1.5 degree C rise in temperatures will bring more droughts and heatwaves, researchers warn