How to halt deforestation? Trust indigenous groups, funders say

To channel much more funding to protect forests, donors need to shift their own demands on indigenous groups, both sides say

Turkish women fight in court for free HPV vaccine against cancer

After a student won a refund for the jab against cervical cancer, campaigners are pushing for universal access

As G20 chair, coal-heavy Indonesia sends mixed signals on green transition

As one of the world’s biggest coal exporters and carbon emitters, Indonesia's call for funding for green energy shift has upped pressure on it to cut fossil fuel use further

World Cup eliminations dash small business hopes from Colombia to Nigeria

Low-income workers are set to lose out from a slew of surprising knockouts in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Factbox: The onslaught of U.S. laws targeting transgender youth

As lawmakers in at least a dozen U.S. states pass legislation restricting transgender rights, here's an overview of the bills passed and enacted this year

Alabama passes bill making some transgender healthcare a felony

The latest in a flurry of measures in Republican-led states dealing with transgender youth criminalizes gender-affirming healthcare in Alabama

U.S. schools pull more than 1,000 book titles in 'unparalleled' censorship bid, report finds

In the last nine months, books addressing racism and LGBTQ issues are among over a thousand books that have been banned from U.S. classrooms and school libraries

Can my employer make me get a COVID-19 vaccine?

Some companies and governments are pushing their staff to get vaccinated. But lawyers say forcing employees to get a COVID jab could be risky

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