Around 20 million people have joined what China's government terms a "new farmer" movement, some of whom have millions of social media followers as they post on their lifestyles.

Gathering a handful of what looks like string beans, the man, a batik craftsman, heads home to make natural dye from them.

"I have five children, and we all depend on camel milk to survive," said Elmi, passing the pot to one of his sons, who took a swig of the rich brew.

In the medieval Turkish city of Mardin, a herd of cream-coloured donkeys begins its day job collecting rubbish before relaxing to classical music in the evenings.

A recent study by the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) stated that, without aggressive effort, around 25 percent of the capital area will be submerged in 2050.

Every year, an estimated 300 cheetah cubs are trafficked through Somaliland to wealthy buyers in the Middle East seeking exotic pets.

Deep-seated inequalities between the Global North and South shape each country’s path of survivability in this era of multidimensional crises, with some winning first and others lagging behind. 

One of India's holiest rivers was coated with toxic foam on Monday, adding to the woes of New Delhi residents already enduring a blanket of thick smog over the capital.

The fin whale, weighing around 15 tonnes, apparently beached itself after getting injured, a rare phenomenon in the area.

Environmental activists have expressed disappointment over Indonesian officials’ criticism of a global pledge to end deforestation by 2030 made at the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom.

More than 40 countries pledged to eliminate coal use within decades during the COP26 UN climate summit in Glasgow, which aims to cap the warming of Earth since the Industrial Revolution to between 1.5 and 2.0 degrees Celsius.

Tens of thousands came to Glasgow Saturday as part of worldwide demonstrations against what campaigners say is a failure of crunch UN climate talks to act fast enough to tame global warming.

Alileche left a successful career in graphic design and moved to the Algerian countryside to produce "magic potion" -- organic olive oil that has won him international recognition.

The protest came days after Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar criticised a global plan to end deforestation by 2030 and cut carbon emissions as unfair and at odds with the country's development plans.

As thousands of delegates converged at the COP26 summit in Glasgow, three youth activists around the world spoke candidly of their experience of climate anxiety.

Across South Africa, thousands of "reclaimers" are helping the country recycle.

The government of Brazil, much criticized for its environmental policies, said Monday it would cut 2005-level greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030.

Johnson will host more than 120 leaders in Glasgow early next week, before the UN meeting spends a fortnight tackling the grinding work of deciding how to limit temperature rises to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Nearly 200 people have died in floods and landslides in India and Nepal, with whole families buried in their homes and two young girls swept away as forecasters warned of yet more heavy rain.

"Big John", 66 million years old and the largest triceratops skeleton ever unearthed at eight metres long, goes up for auction in Paris. 

Asia-Pacific accounts for about three-quarters of global coal consumption -- even as the region struggles with the environmental and public health impacts of global warming, from deadly levels of air pollution in India to extreme heatwaves and wildfires in Australia. 

Focus on local food systems enables more accurate mapping of critical and vulnerable events and rapid interventions to manage food emergencies that often can be resolved locally.

While the Russian president was notorious for years for his scepticism about man-made global warming, he has changed tune in recent months.

As the days count down to COP26, a virtual public discussion of diplomats in Jakarta has concurred that the time is nigh for parties to the Paris Accords to stop haggling and finalize the mechanism for international emissions trading.

Up to 131,000 gallons of crude could have leaked into the Pacific Ocean on the west coast of the United States when a pipeline ruptured at the weekend.

Coral reefs -- often dubbed the "rainforests of the oceans" -- are under threat everywhere as rising sea temperatures and acidification cause catastrophic "bleaching" events.

New features will provide users with ways to help in the effort, whether it be driving routes that result in less exhaust being spewed from cars or shopping online for energy-efficient appliances.

The US Coast Guard, heading a clean-up response involving federal, state and city agencies, said on Sunday there was an around-the-clock investigation into how the spill occurred.

Only about 10 families, out of 200 who once lived there, are still in their homes. The village once was buoyant and loud; now, it's dead quiet.

The Right Livelihood Award recognises environmental and international development achievements skipped by the traditional Nobels.