WHO releases new guidelines on breast cancer
Recommends “organised” screening to cut down breast cancer mortality by 20 per cent
Pastoral community in Kenya at high risk from climate change
Lack of livelihood options makes herders more vulnerable
Resource mobilisation can help Africa be self-sufficient
African Development Forum discusses ways to reduce dependence on foreign donors
Tropics could lose important commercial fish by 2050
Global warming might force fish species to move to cooler waters at the poles
Farmers in Burkina Faso give smart answer to climate change
Adoption of innovative techniques restores 300,000 ha of degraded land
Typhoon Phanfone batters Japan
One US airman killed; hundreds of flights disrupted
Scientists gather in Greece to brainstorm ways to save world’s oceans
Marine life and mangroves face threat from plastic
Nations renew commitment for Minamata Convention at UNGA meet
18 countries sign the treaty at a high-level meeting in New York
Landslide destroys hydropower plant in China’s Three Gorges Dam
5,000 vulnerable points identified as region prone to frequent disasters
Climate change affecting jobs in South Asia
Training in green skills must for youth: report
Blue whales face risk from ship strikes
Shipping lanes intersect with feeding areas of the world’s largest mammal
Britain gets special police force to check food crimes
All recommendations of food expert likely to be accepted by government
World Water Week discusses green options to manage water resources
Municipality in South Africa awarded for water and sanitation work
Africa needs climate-smart agriculture: report
Inaction towards climate change will affect food production and increase malnutrition
Surveillance likely to be key issue in 2014 Internet conference
Concerns high over US control of Internet governance