Environment

Indonesian indigenous people fight on despite arrests

Tano Batak urge government to close a pulp factory they claim is causing damage around North Sumatra's Lake Toba

Toxic air pollution chokes India, Pakistan

Smog caused by industrial and vehicular pollution is threatening the health of millions of people

Anti-Black Friday protests, strikes in US, Europe

Activists, organizations, retailers and workers are taking a stand against what they call the extreme excesses of Black Friday

Change bad habits, protect the earth, pope says in new book

Pope Francis says it is not too late for humanity to act to combat environmental destruction and increasing poverty

Korean bishops support closure of zinc factory to save environment

Young Poong Seokpo Smelter is accused of toxic emissions that threaten the environment and public health

130 dead, many missing after floods batter Indian state

Church groups rush help to flood-ravaged Andhra Pradesh after many people lose their homes

'It's killing us': Delhi's smog-choked roads take their toll

The Indian city is consistently ranked the world's worst capital for air quality

Protecting climate change aid in Nepal

Concerns are growing that money intended to help climate protection is being wasted on meetings and seminars

Schools shut as smog worsens in Indian capital

Delhi government orders schools to close for a week and bans construction work for four days

Thailand rejects concerns over Lao hydroelectric projects

Authorities press ahead with decision to import power despite dire warnings by environmentalists

Indian capital resists call for 'pollution lockdown'

Supreme Court suggests confining Delhi's 20 million people to their homes because of dangerous smog levels

Greenpeace Indonesia slams govt over police complaint

Group denies using fake information to criticize Joko Widodo's COP26 speech on deforestation

Indonesian indigenous people fight on despite arrests

Filipino pastor claims new Covid variant is God's punishment

Korean Church raises funds to renovate care homes for elderly

Defrocked Timor-Leste priest's trial reaches final stage

Yet another Catholic church destroyed by Myanmar junta

Singapore, Malaysia ease Covid curbs at busy border