NZ's pledge of a carbon-neutral govt seen facing uphill struggle
Move by PM Jacinda Ardern to declare a a climate emergency dismissed as "virtue signalling" by opposition politicians
Poland should act to stop LGBTI intolerance, says Council of Europe
From "LGBT-free zones" to inflammatory language used by political and religious officials, Poland's ruling nationalist party has battled what it calls "LGBT ideology" for years
Indigenous wisdom protects forests, says prize-winning Myanmar activist
Recognising indigenous peoples' rights and knowledge can help fight climate change, says Goldman prize winner
Rights groups urge Bangladesh not to ship Rohingya to island
The island of Bhasan Char, which emerged from the sea 20 years ago and has never been inhabited, is flood prone and vulnerable to frequent cyclones
Tropical cyclone headed for southern India after causing little damage in Sri Lanka
India Meteorological Department has issued a red warning for parts of southern states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, forecasting heavy rains
Battered but unbowed by coronavirus, Tokyo's gay district forges stronger ties
In April, Tokyo's Ni-chome gay district struggled, but six months on events are held live again, and those few businesses that failed have been replaced by new tenants
U.S. bans cotton imports from major producer in China's Xinjiang region
The U.S. said it would ban cotton from the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, one of China’s largest producers
Britain's Prince Harry suggests COVID is rebuke from nature
It's almost as though Mother Nature has sent us to our rooms to think about what we've done, says prince as he urges greater climate action
Peru lawmakers to debate farm law in effort to defuse highway blockade
Farm workers entering the third day of protests over a controversial agrarian law say it has left them with too-low wages and paltry benefits
U.N. chief says U.S. leadership key to fight climate emergency
Antonio Guterres said he trusted the American people to make sure their country would assume the global leadership needed for successful climate action