Brazil deforestation rises in August, adding to Amazon fire worries
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose for the fourth straight month in August from a year earlier, according to preliminary government data
Shift to green transport makes city residents happier, richer
Cleaner and more efficient public transport reduces a city's greenhouse gas emissions, but that's often not the main motivation for adopting more sustainable transportation systems
Forest people 'disillusioned' in battle to protect land
Finding their way through legal systems can be frustratingly difficult for indigenous communities in Malaysia - and elsewhere
World food security at risk as crop yields plateau
With increases in population adding to the demand for food, a falloff in the growth of grain production could spell trouble ahead
Forest traditions make business sense for indigenous people
Community forest enterprises can help protect threatened forest people - and their forests
Fossil fuel subsidies dwarf renewables support, favour rich - report
Mounting global fossil fuel subsidies distort the price of carbon, favour the rich in the developing world and amount to six times as much as subsidies for renewable sources of energy, a new report says
Palm oil companies failing to respect local rights - reports
Efforts to protect the interests of forest and peat land communities have been largely ineffective, a series of studies say
Communities can measure forest carbon like experts - study
A study in Asia shows local people can measure forest resources as accurately as professionals, but many forest protection projects don't involve them
Sierra Leone's farmers in 'life and death' battle with climate shifts - study
In a country where so many people depend on agriculture to survive, changing rainfall translates to a country full of people short on food and income
Balancing climate curbs, development a challenge – US negotiator
With "developing" countries now producing the majority of new climate changing emissions, any new climate deal needs to be inclusive but also fair, US climate negotiator says