Plans for expansion in South and Southeast Asia were finally re-evaluated, with little prospect for a revival this year

Food prices have been rising in double-digit figures since August 2019, with incomes falling due to the Covid-19-induced economic downturn

High levels of air pollution this winter could exacerbate the severity and spread of the coronavirus, warn health experts, as they call on governments to clean up their act

Experts call for caution as Bhutan, an environmental trailblazer, assesses whether to ramp up timber production

A legal case on the Tibetan plateau shows how public prosecutors are increasingly holding the government to account

No lessons have been learnt from the 2008 floods in India and Nepal, and victims are still waiting for compensation

Activists and former bureaucrats argue that by claiming dire shortages the government aims to forestall criticism on water management ahead of the election

A nine-year-old girl has filed a petition against the Indian government seeking action to save the planet for future generations, writes green lawyer Meera Gopal

Experts warn the new climate bill needs to be backed up by strong government support and funding for adaptation projects on the ground, rather than used simply as a means to attract international funds

A provincial court in India has granted rivers the same legal rights of a person, following recent legislation in New Zealand, in a decision that may create more problems than it solves