LGBT+ rights improve in 'homophobic' Middle East with uptick in activism
Campaigners warned that full equality remains a distant dream for the region where LGBT+ people often risk fines, jail or even death
As groundwater levels plunge, Lahore begins turning off taps
Fearing shortages, Pakistan's second-largest city turns to water rationing - and raises prices
MSF ends mental health care on Nauru on government orders
Around 900 people including an estimated 95 children are on Nauru
Is poverty or prejudice driving removal of Brazil's indigenous children?
In Brazil large numbers of indigenous children are growing up in care, raising questions over who is best placed to look after the vulnerable young people
Boomtown Seattle aims to add jobs - and subtract emissions
Can the "Emerald City" stay green - and cut climate-changing emissions dramatically - as it grows?
Climate disasters cause global economic losses to soar - UN
In the past 20 years, 77 percent of disaster losses were caused by extreme weather - and climate change is making things worse
A waste mountain to climb: Can Africa make plastic recycling pay?
Despite growing efforts across Africa to reuse plastic, much of the waste continues to blight local environments as litter, is burned or buried in the ground
As unusual drought hits eastern Nepal, farmers migrate to get by
"Water scarcity and drought were something alien to us a few years ago but they have become a new normal now"
How green is my forest? There's an app to tell you
With a smartphone or tablet, the app can be used to track the status of a community rights claim in India
Exxon puts $1 mln into climate group promoting U.S. carbon tax
"Applying a uniform cost across the economy is consistent with our principles on how to manage the risk of climate change," company says