"We must protect our oceans and marine life from plastic waste if we are to be the first generation to leave our environment in a better state than we found it" MANCHESTER, England, Oct 2 (Reuters) - ...

When women enter politics, they make a difference. So why are so few in the highest ranks of power?

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Stoning, a form of execution where a group throws stones at a person until they are dead, still happens in parts of the Muslim world, mostly as a punishment ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When labor inspectors arrived in a rural area of the Brazilian Amazon state of Para in late June, they expected to rescue illegal loggers ...

BANGKOK, Dec 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Cambodia's central bank launched a pilot for a digital payment system in July 2019, its aim was to increase financial inclusion in the country ...

Meat processing plants in North America and Europe have become COVID-19 hotspots. How much of a risk is the industry to global health and what can be done to protect ...

Using ethical tech, Fairtrade products and equitable contracts, can social enterprises create a "good" gig economy? * Gig work offers flexibility, but activists warn against low wages and few ...

From floods to droughts to landslides, the West African nation has been battling the realities of climate change for more than a decade ...

Although laws allowing slavery have been scrapped worldwide, many of the 193 U.N. member states have not gone on to explicitly criminalise slavery LONDON, Feb 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation ...

MEANS TO ACT The report said governments and aid agencies needed to gather more data on how women and girls are affected by climate-linked displacement and migration so they can better understand ...

As the pandemic fuels tech fatigue, researchers cast doubt on the benefits of a 'digital detox' * Pandemic fuels tech fatigue as life moves online * Demand grows for 'digital detox' retreats and ...

Report stops short of advocating going meat-free, but says dietary changes, featuring plant-based foods and sustainable animal-sourced food, could free up land and cut emissions * Report most ...