Five southeast countries team up to fight Indonesian haze

Trade deal inked

South American energy summit agrees to set up energy council

India, Pak sign 'transperancy treaty'

Sign free treaty, Indonesia told

Bordering countries agree to protect Caspian Sea

South Asia

India granted 'observer' status in Arctic Council

SOUTH ASIA

Southeast African farmers wary of EU deal

EU signs biggest fisheries deal with Mauritiana

Updates

US, Barzil agreement on biofuels

Asia-Pacific agreement on net fishing

South Asia

In short

CoP-8: Nothing's brewing

For a fortnight, 1,456 delegates from 167 countries sat in conference halls, attended plenary sessions and roundtables, and sized each other up …

‘We won’t deliver financial stability if we don’t manage climate risks’

UK’s climate envoy talks to Down To Earth about their efforts to combat climate change and partnerships with India for a sustainable future

'UN does not have real powers to execute its decisions'

As the United Nations observes 100 years of the International Civil Service, Down To Earth speaks to Henning Melber of the University of …

Good, bad and ugly

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Coming of the know-all

The socio-ecological implications of the knowledge revolution are many and multifaceted. But the world needs a system where a 'post bi-polar' …

Brexit and Trump are bad for our health

Increasing isolation threatens global health. International cooperation is critical to fighting diseases that will not respect borders

We create jobs-for the US

Modi government still has no clear strategy for creating employment for the hordes of the jobless young in India

Still in the Woods

The second Intergovernamental Panel on Forests discussed a lot of issues, yet remained more of a warm up for the final session

Democracy or dependance

Will the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) be able to deliver on its promises?