A gallery assistant poses in front of 'The Creator' by Damien Hirst during an exhibition of his new work entitled 'Mandalas' at the White Cube in London, Britain, September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

INTERVIEW-Student architects to help build 5 mln cheap homes in Pakistan

An ambitious plan to build five million affordable homes within five years in Pakistan will tap student architects and use local materials to keep costs low, a senior government official said

Water wars: Indigenous locals go up against Mexico City airport

Laiza and others in his indigenous community fear they may be about to lose another battle against urbanisation - one revolving around Mexico City's new international airport

Posh pollution - the exclusive London neighbourhoods with toxic air

London residents can look up their address on a new website, addresspollution.org, to see whether the air at their home breaches annual legal limits

INTERVIEW-It's not just the Amazon: Indonesia urged to stop deadly fires

Indonesia and its neighbours are regularly hit by smog from slash-and-burn clearance of land and forests for agriculture, causing premature deaths and respiratory infections

Armed with tech tools, Colombian cities combat mosquito-borne diseases

The technology company hopes the initiative, which has destroyed about 70,000 mosquito breeding sites, will be expanded to other cities in Colombia and across the continent

'This is our home': Kenya islanders demand say in foreign-backed projects

Lamu islanders are engaged in a legal battle to stop a foreign-backed coal power plant that they fear could harm the area's cultural and environmental heritage

In Costa Rica, indigenous farmers change along with the climate

Adapting age-old traditions to new climate realities is a tough challenge, but some farmers are trying to use their land more efficiently as erratic weather hurts harvests

Millions in England one pay cheque away from homelessness

Just under half of working people living in privately rented homes in England would be unable to afford rent for more than a month if they lost their job, the charity said

Hi-tech mapping has good intentions for land rights but can backfire

While documenting land data can lead to greater efficiency and increased prosperity, communities must be made aware of the risks, say experts