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Socioeconomic Inclusion

Will Guyana election end ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ criminalisation in South America?

Parties contesting the Sept. 1 election broadly support ending the continent's last law that makes same-sex intimacy a crime

Enrique Anarte Lazo

Published August 26, 2025

Socioeconomic Inclusion

Refugees worldwide face hunger as donors slash aid

Food rations cut and cash transfers stopped: the cost of aid cuts in the world's refugee and displacement camps

Bukola Adebayo

Published August 25, 2025

Nature

Mangroves store ‘blue carbon’ – but they’re disappearing fast

Mangroves rich in blue carbon are crucial for flood and storm protection, but countries are struggling to save them

Mariejo Ramos

Published August 21, 2025

Net Zero

Why is India’s E20 ethanol fuel facing a driver backlash?

India's rapid fuel transition to petrol with 20% ethanol could cut emissions, but drivers warn it hurts their vehicles and wallets

Bhasker Tripathi

Published August 20, 2025

Climate Risks

Why Trump’s new climate report has scientists worried

The US Department of Energy's climate report downplays the dangers of global warming, drawing criticism from scientists

David Sherfinski

Published August 20, 2025

Just Transition

Where is the race for critical minerals heating up in 2025?

Trump's minerals-for-security deals puts green minerals in the spotlight

Joanna Gill

Updated August 19, 2025

Money, Power and People

Africa braces for likely end of AGOA trade deal under Trump

Few expect the decades-old programme that has boosted economies across Africa to be renewed when it expires in September

Nita Bhalla

Published August 19, 2025

Socioeconomic Inclusion

Why has non-binary language become a national debate in Germany?

A German ban on the official use of inclusive language comes amid a global rollback of ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ rights

Enrique Anarte Lazo

Published August 18, 2025

Climate Risks

How extreme heat affects wildfire risk

Climate change and extreme temperatures, like heat waves that have ravaged parts of the U.S, fuel more destructive wildfires

David Sherfinski

Updated August 15, 2025

Money, Power and People

What is dark shipping, and why is it dangerous?

Hidden networks of vessels are undermining sanctions, seafarers' rights and the environment while quietly reshaping geopolitics

Katie McQue

Published August 14, 2025