From 1932 to 1968, hundreds of tonnes of mercury seeped into the clear waters of Minamata Bay, Japan, causing health and environmental problems still felt today. As the first global treaty on [...]
A Supreme Court ruling means that members of India's LGBT community are legally able to express their sexuality without discrimination
Katie Moss and Joseph Thomas explain why they chose to make a 10,000km journey from Vietnam to Nepal entirely by bicycle
After decades of deforestation, a province in Pakistan has planted 1bn trees in two years
A small district in Indonesia has become known as the ‘rainbow village’
Local perceptions of a rare and once resented bird in north-east India are being transformed by an all-female team of campaigners
With such limited space, how can cities be designed to feature more greenery? China is thinking outside the box: vertically
The Chinese city of Hangzhou has made cycling a key part of its integrated public transport system, including a free bike hire service
Taiwan has become the first country in Asia to legalise homosexual marriage
