INSIGHT-To go electric, America needs more mines. Can it build them?
Biden's plan to speed up electrification will require lithium and other minerals for batteries. But digging for them could anger conservationists
Laos issues new decree on dams aimed at minimising harm
At least 50 dams have been built in the last 15 years in Laos, but environmentalists, fishermen and farmers say they are not being well managed
In Kenya, electric fences protect forests from human destruction
The fences aim to cut rampant illegal logging and charcoal burning at a time when the country is trying to boost forest cover
Canadian river wins legal rights in global push to protect nature
Environmental groups say protecting nature rights could be critical in safeguarding global biodiversity
Boon or bane? Malaysian island reclamation plan divides residents
Authorities plan to create three new islands to boost housing and economic growth, but critics say it will cause huge environmental damage
Ivory Coast lost 47,000 hectares of forest to cocoa production in 2020, environmental group says
Ivory Coast has lost more than 85% of its forest cover since 1960, mainly due to cocoa farming
Environmentalists, farmers win Dutch court case over Shell Nigeria spills
Farmers win damages in major case against oil giant over ecological damage in the Niger Delta
Dutch court to rule on Shell's Nigeria oil spills
The case pits the fuel giant against local communities seeking compensation for contaminated land and waterways in the Niger Delta region
'Democratize the mountains': Chileans demand green space for all
A citizen-led movement aims to create a huge new park that is easy to reach from the capital and protects 80 sq km of glaciers
China environmental groups slam plan to dam key lake on Yangtze river
Conservationists slam plans by Jiangxi province to regulate water flows on the Poyang lake, China's largest freshwater lake