Indonesia's 'Paris of Java' on high-tech mission to cut emissions
Asia's fast-growing cities need to curb emissions as they grow - and in Bandung that starts with an app command centre
'Catastrophic' floods rising on Amazon River, say scientists
Researchers linked the increase in flooding to warmer temperatures over the Atlantic Ocean and cooler temperatures over the Pacific
One in 20 UK workers part of 'hidden revolution' to reform capitalism
Britain has the world's largest social enterprise sector, which supports entrepreneurs seeking to provide sustainable help to vulnerable people - by making a profit
Reveal politics gender gap, British government urged
Despite sex discrimination being outlawed in the 1970s, women hold just 208 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons
Burkina Faso arrests dozens for FGM in biggest crackdown yet
Police arrested 22 people including the cutters and girls' relatives in the capital Ouagadougou after an anonymous tip-off
Taking back carbon 'imperative' to stop planet overheating, backers say
"Carbon removal" efforts need to rapidly push ahead as a way to create options if emissions reductions fall short, researchers say
Global goal to end poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met, World Bank says
Without significant shifts in policy, about 480 million people - some 6 percent of the world - will remain in extreme poverty
It's official: Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie are not gay ... or straight
Bert and Ernie have long been gay icons
Greenland and the hunt for better climate science
Rising seas threaten low-lying cities, islands and industries worldwide - but how much will they rise?
Eat, pray, farm: U.S. churches turn faith lands into food
Across the United States, more than 200 faith groups are members of an emerging Christian Food Movement