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'Recipe for a Livable Planet': New report on how to make agriculture carbon neutral The World Bank Group has released a new report outlining how global agriculture and food production can be overhauled in order to cut carbon emissions and limit global warning to 1.5°C above pre-industrial...

Kenya floods death toll rises to 288 as heavy rains, flooding persist Kenya said Sunday that the death toll from weeks of devastating rains and floods had risen to 228 and warned that there was no sign of a let-up in the crisis.

Brazil mounts frantic rescue effort as flooding kills more than 60, displaces 80,000 Authorities in southern Brazil raced against the clock Sunday to rescue people from raging floods and mudslides that have killed at least 66 and forced more than 80,000 to flee their homes.

Chinese-owned gold mines in Niger ordered shut after herders report animal deaths Several gold mines in northern Niger managed by a Chinese company were ordered to temporarily close after dozens of animals died from drinking wastewater, local authorities told AFP on Sunday.

Flood-hit Kenya,Tanzania buffeted by Tropical Cyclone Hidaya Beaches were deserted and many shops closed on Saturday as heavy rains and winds from a tropical cyclone buffeted coastal areas of Tanzania and Kenya.

Japan town begins blocking Mount Fuji view from tourists Work has begun in a small Japanese town to erect a barrier blocking views of the country's most famous sight, Mount Fuji, after locals complained of bad behaviour by photo-hungry tourists. Fujikawaguchiko town began building panels of mesh...

Scores killed by torrential rains in southern Brazil The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by torrential storms in southern Brazil has climbed to 56 people, with another 67 missing, the country's civil defense agency said Saturday.

Nepal's top court orders limit on Everest climbing permits Nepal's Supreme Court has ordered the government to limit the number of mountaineering permits issued for Everest and other peaks, a lawyer confirmed Friday, just as expeditions prepare for the spring climbing season. Lawyer Deepak...

'Water shortages should be reclassified as unwise water use,' expert says Large swathes of Asia continue to swelter though a dramatic heatwave that has topped temperature records all the way from India to the Philippines. Bangladesh has faced the hottest April on record, with temperatures...

UN-led talks wrap up without deal on capping plastics production A fourth and penultimate round of UN-led negotiations to solve global plastic pollution wrapped up in Ottawa early on Tuesday with a world-first pact said to be within reach by year's end but without a cap on the production of...

Photographer Gwenn Dubourthoumieu on capturing fragility of Congo Basin rainforest An internationally renowned photographer has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how he's been able to use his profession to help support causes he's become passionate about. Gwenn Dubourthoumieu began his professional life...

In pictures: Flash flooding in western Kenya sweeps away homes and cars, killing at least 45 Flash floods and a landslide swept through houses and cut off a major road in Kenya, killing at least 45 people and leaving dozens missing on Monday, the interior ministry said.

G7 to commit to reducing plastic production, says French environment minister The G7 is expected to commit to reducing plastic production in order to tackle the global scourge of pollution, France's ecological transition ministry said Monday.

Protesters call for climate action ahead of G7 meeting in Turin G7 environment ministers gathered in Turin on Monday for two days of talks, as hundreds of protesters demonstrated iin the city, some burning photos of the G7 leaders who they accused of failing future generations over the climate...

Scores killed in Kenya after dam bursts following weeks of heavy flooding At least 42 people died when a dam burst its banks near a town in Kenya's Rift Valley, the local governor told AFP on Monday, as heavy rains and floods battered the country.

G7 ministers gather in Italy for 'strategic' talks on climate change G7 ministers meet for environment and climate change talks in Turin on Monday, with experts urging the highly industrialised countries to use their political clout, wealth and technologies to end fossil fuel use.

Without serious public money, the green transition won't happen: EU Greens chief Lamberts Talking Europe sits down with one of the European Parliament’s most prominent veterans, Co-chair of the Greens Philippe Lamberts. The Belgian MEP has served in three legislatures since 2009 and says he has...

French beekepers prepare for killer Asian hornets to emerge from hibernation Asian hornets were first detected on French soil in 2004, and the invasive species has since spread rapidly across the country and the rest of Europe, including Germany, Spain and the UK. Asian hornets are known to be a...

At least 70 people killed by flooding in Kenya since March, government says The number of people killed in floods in Kenya due to heavier than usual rainfall since the start of the monsoon in March has risen to 70, a government spokesperson said Friday.

Spanish authorities try to tackle trash trafficking from France Over the past two years, the French and Spanish police have been discovering the extent to which rubbish is illegally smuggled across the border. The phenomenon has long plagued Italy, where the mafia organises the trafficking, and...