In Taiwan tea country, a scramble to adapt to extreme weather
Tea farmers are working on coping strategies for extreme weather, including hacking deep into the undergrowth to look for pools to pipe water to the fields
Agencies distribute food, blankets, cash as hunger and cold threaten Afghanistan
As people lined up inside the UN compound for handouts of food and basic household items, larger crowds gathered outside, many desperate for help
'A drop in the bucket': China's biodiversity fund launch gets lukewarm response
A $232 million pledge by China at the COP15 biodiversity summit is a start – but $350 billion a year is needed by 2030, analysts say
Gay couple hail 'big win' in battle over children's Namibian citizenship
A Namibian court ruled that the son of a gay couple, born via surrogacy in South Africa in 2019, is a Namibian citizen by descent
'Terrifying' warming predicted as country climate vows fail to add up
New emissions cutting pledges are coming in – but more ambitious plans from China, India, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and other big climate polluters are still missing
As post-COVID travel picks up, should we cut business flights?
As global travel resumes following vaccine rollouts, some companies are reassessing how much their staff really need to fly - and the answer is not nearly as much as they thought
Winners of 2021 Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism announced
Named in honour of the late American war correspondent Kurt Schork, the Awards uniquely honour the courageous work of freelance journalists, local reporters and news fixers from around the world.
Countries call for urgent action on biodiversity with 'Kunming Declaration'
At the heart of efforts to save nature is a call for countries to protect and conserve 30% of their territory by 2030, though it is not clear to what extent host China supports it
OPINION: We must all learn how to tackle climate-induced loss and damage
Losses are growing in rich as well as poor countries - and it's time to have an effective system to deal with them
IN PICTURES: Four Afghan women tell of lives upturned by Taliban
Whether they have left Afghanistan or stayed, professional women have seen their lives upended since the Islamist group took over