"We must protect our oceans and marine life from plastic waste if we are to be the first generation to leave our environment in a better state than we found it" MANCHESTER, England, Oct 2 (Reuters) - ...

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Stoning, a form of execution where a group throws stones at a person until they are dead, still happens in parts of the Muslim world, mostly as a punishment ...

A new AI-based study compares cities' trees and lakes to how much concrete they have, to gauge their ability to respond to climate shocks By Kim Harrisberg DURBAN, March 24 (Thomson Reuters ...

BOGOTA, April 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Colombia's highest court has told the government it must take urgent action to protect its Amazon rainforest and stem rising deforestation, in what ...

In the depths of India's illegal mica mines, where children as young as five work alongside adults, lurks a dark, hidden secret - the cover-up of child deaths ...

WASHINGTON, June 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Protests over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while in police custody in Minneapolis last week, have spread to dozens of ...

The global food system is the main driver of the ecological and climate crises pushing natural systems beyond the boundaries of a safe operating space for humanity ...

Almost 400 leaders of the world’s main religions say countries should also scrap laws that criminalise same-sex relations LONDON, Dec 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Almost 400 global ...

DAKAR, Sept 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A farmer from Burkina Faso who popularized an ancient farming technique to reverse desertification is among the winners of Sweden's "alternative Nobel ...

Report stops short of advocating going meat-free, but says dietary changes, featuring plant-based foods and sustainable animal-sourced food, could free up land and cut emissions * Report most ...

Authorities say AI-driven call monitoring can cut crime and suicides, but privacy groups warn the tech can amplify racial bias in the prison system (Clarifies reference to analysis in para 6 ...

What we choose to eat, how we move around and how these activities contribute to climate change is receiving a lot of media attention. In this context, greenhouse gas emissions from livestock and ...