Climate Change
What are the UN's plans for developing and managing more urban forests
The U.N. plans to work with Britain's Kew Royal Botanic Gardens to grow urban forests in 90 cities across 30 countries in Africa and Asia.
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Agriculture, Food and Beverage
Indonesia plans cloud seeding to avoid crop failure
20,269 hectares of agricultural land is at risk of harvest failure because of drought. Spokesman Agus Wibowo said an estimated 3 trillion rupiah ($215 million) loss could occur if the dro...
Climate Change
Climate change will soon create ‘superfires’ across Europe
Hard-to-extinguish superfires that were fanned by strong winds are expected to worsen due to an inadequate allocation of resources and rising global temperatures.
Gender Inequality
Sexist or supportive? Jury out on free travel for women in Delhi
India's solution to its widening gender inequality issue is to make public transport free for women. But the move is facing both support and criticism.
European Union
The EU just passed a major new law that will change the rules of the internet
The new rules mean that big tech companies will have to sign licensing agreements with musicians, performers, authors, news publishers and journalists to use their work online.
Book Club
Detained refugee wins top Australian literature prize for book written on his phone
Behrouz Boochani has been living in an Australian run refugee camp for six years.
Climate Change
Indonesia is facing a battle to clean up its rivers
Authorities in Indonesia have set an ambitious target of a 70% cut in marine plastic debris by 2025.
Leadership
Dear France... President Emmanuel Macron writes an open letter to quell 'yellow vest' unrest
President Emmanuel Macron has begun a three-month national debate he hopes can quell the “yellow vest” unrest with a letter to the French in which he pledged to listen to new ideas but st...
Global Health
Migrants are 'healthier and live longer' than residents in their host countries
Populist arguments that migrants pose a health risk and a burden to health systems are myths used to drive anti-immigrant sentiment, according to a new study.
Gender Inequality
Egyptian women race in Cairo to campaign for end to violence
Hundreds of women took part in a race in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Friday to campaign for an end to violence against women and push for acceptance of women running in public spaces.