A report by the UN secretary-general's panel on global sustainability adds weight to calls for more science in policymaking.

Cutting methane and soot emissions could quickly tackle climate change while boosting crops and health, says a study.

Trees can influence the local climate, but they are being left out of global climate models and predictions, according to scientists.

A "piece of paper people can walk away with" and "a very valuable and very important" declaration is approved for submission to Rio+20.

An international meeting is being used to drum up support for a legally binding convention on access to environmental information.

The Durban climate talks ended with a global agreement to work towards carbon targets, but critics say key issues have been sidelined.

An OECD report released ahead of UN climate talks in Durban calls for more financial support for research on new climate technologies.

Four eastern members of the eight-nation SAARC grouping have agreed on a joint climate adaption strategy.

CDM rules need reforms to include renewable energy projects that have government support.

More leaked e-mails about climate change research have been released, in an apparent attempt to disrupt next week's UN climate talks.

Performance on commitments made 20 years ago to protect the world's oceans is unimpressive, say reports.

The Asia-Pacific region needs a green 'industrial revolution' to cut unsustainable consumption of natural resources and pollution.

Mountain ranges in the developing world have some of the best potential for producing solar energy, but costs may stand in the way.

The Megha-Tropiques Indo-French satellite will enhance understanding of tropical weather phenomena.

National priorities must dictate how poor nations make the transition to green economies, a meeting ahead of Rio+20 conference has heard.

An unprecedented dry spell has damaged Bhutan’s maize crops and left farmers without seeds for the next crop.

Bangladesh and the Netherlands will work together to counter threat of severe floods.

Long-term satellite data of African rainfall are set to improve the accuracy of climate predictions for the continent.

An IPCC group met to assess proposals to engineer the earth to resist climate change — but said it would not urge particular solutions.

Community knowledge of environmental shifts can confirm scientific data on climate change.