Teachers, parents, and students scramble as U.S. schools reopen

As North Carolina's schools face re-opening, teachers are caught in a vice - being forced back into the classroom and risking the spread of the coronavirus, or teaching remotely and feeling inadequate trying to reach students through video conferencing

Debt swaps could free funds to tame climate, biodiversity and virus threats

A share of developing states' foreign debt could be forgiven in exchange for governments devoting those resources to fighting environmental problems, researchers say

Made worse by tree loss, flooding forces migration in Afghanistan

Nearly 1.2 million Afghans have been internally displaced by natural disasters such as floods and droughts since 2012

'Self-sufficient' Chinese city to reflect coronavirus lessons

A city near Beijing is being designed with rooftop farms, 3-D printing facilities and ample space to work from home

Efforts to fix air pollution gasp for funding, as pandemic pressure builds

First International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies highlights urgent need for more resources and global collaboration to tackle pollution

New contract for Lebanon's migrant maids only a first step, rights groups warn

Rights groups warn labour inspections and complaints procedures are needed to dismantle the common kafala system which binds migrant workers to one employer

Spain's migrant fruit-pickers find unexpected haven in quarantine centre

Seasonal workers with COVID-19 rest and recuperate at repurposed farm school in northern Spain

Brazil court decision sparks fears indigenous land could be handed to farmers

Land rights advocates say allowing the state and farmers to negotiate on the size of a protected area sets a worrying precedent

Somali architect looks at city's ruined past and dreams of the future

After studying architecture in Italy and Hong Kong, Omar Degan joins an influx of young diaspora Somalis returning to rebuild their country

Demanding justice, feminist activists occupy offices in Mexico

Families of the missing ramped up protests over the kidnappings and murders of women, most of which goes uninvestigated or unsolved


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