NEWS: The UN’s environment body has set out practical ways African nations can protect their people against climate change effects
NEWS: Traditional communities living in harmony with nature need greater support from governments, says report
NEWS: NASA satellite data reveals record water level drop in the Colorado River Basin, as drought is linked to climate change
NEWS: Forest conservation programmes must address logging and wildfires, large scale Amazon study shows
NEWS: Indonesia’s forest loss is accelerating each year, despite a moratorium on logging, study finds
NEWS: A network of 25 indigenous mountain communities is sharing information – and seeds – for a climate-proof future
NEWS: UN’s World Meteorological Association now more certain that El NiƱo will hit by end of year
NEWS: Governments must consider the billions of people depending on forests for food, energy and shelter, says FAO report
COMMENT: We should ‘climate proof’ the land to prevent some of the tragedies of a warmer world, says UN desertification chief
NEWS: Weather phenomenon plus global warming is recipe for the hottest year on record, says climate scientist
COMMENT: Agriculture is linked to 20% of greenhouse gas emissions, but it’s not receiving attention from governments
NEWS: Developing countries set to benefit from new funds protecting biodiversity hotspots and monitoring climate change
ENVIRONMENT NETWORK: Companies could start extracting oil underneath key biodiversity reserve on Earth by 2016
NEWS: Falling water levels in US state more severe than any event since the late 1500s megadrought, say scientists
NEWS: Congo’s forests facing chronic water stress say scientists, potentially affecting native species
NEWS: Congo Basin will warm 50% faster due to deforestation in world’s second largest rain forest, says new research
A future forest carbon market needs to ensure local communities have control over their lands, says report
Evacuations start as sea pours into parts of town, highlighting acute dangers of rising sea levels in Pacific
US Secretary of State follows up comments on climate action with call for more marine protection zones
A new Google-powered mapping tool uses terabytes of data to show where deforestation is happening in real time