How did Ecuador vote to stop drilling for oil?
Ecuador has voted in a historic referendum to stop drilling for oil in the Amazon rainforest. The result thrilled people concerned about the climate. But not everyone’s happy.
How can we fight drought in the Horn of Africa?
The Horn of Africa is experiencing the worst drought for 40 years, and climate change has made it 100 times more likely. We learn how the Masaai tribe are using a simple but clever technique to help fight it.
What's fashion's cost to the climate?
Five years ago leaders in the fashion industry pledged to reduce its enormous carbon footprint. Have they made any progress?
Could solar farms in space power Earth?
It may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but the idea of assembling giant solar farms in space and then beaming the renewable energy back down to Earth is gaining real life traction.
How does war affect the climate?
What is the cost to the climate of the war in Ukraine? How big are military carbon footprints around the world? Sophie Eastaugh investigates.
Does climate change mean a future without coffee?
The world loves coffee. We drink two billion cups each day! But it’s very vulnerable to climate change, and millions of coffee farmers are struggling. But there are solutions...
Are South Africa’s blackouts a green turning point?
Worsening energy blackouts are crippling South Africa. It's a story fuelled by allegations of corruption and corruption. Can renewable energy bring an end to this crisis?
Can AI help farmers adapt to climate change?
AI is changing the way we work and live. But with climate change impacting seasonal temperatures and rainfalls around the world, can it help make food production more sustainable?
Why isn’t the world heating equally?
Ice caps melting quickly in the Arctic and temperatures regularly exceeding 50 Celsius in the Middle East - we find out why these parts of the world are warming faster than others.
How much does biodiversity matter to climate change?
The ecosystems of the land and ocean absorb around half our planet warming emissions. But these are being destroyed by human activity.
If biodiversity is our strongest natural defence against climate change, what’s stopping us from doing more to protect it?
Stuck In Canary Islands, Migrants Fear What Comes Next
The Canary Islands depend on tourists. But lacking international visitors because of the pandemic, some hotels have been hosting new guests — migrants and refugees from Africa.
In Canary Islands, Tensions Are High Over African Migration
A record number of African migrants are trying to find their way to Spain, but they're first ending up in the Canary Islands more than a thousand miles away. Last year, 23,000 people arrived on boats - eight times more than in 2019. My report from Gran Canaria.
For Canal Boat Dwellers, Lockdown Can Be Claustrophobic — But Also Offers Escape
The Covid-19 lockdown has impacted the thousands of people in Britain who live on boats, many of them on the country's ancient system of canals.
Healing the land in Colombia
In our special report from Colombia we take you to a remote part of the south west, where a local community is taking on the task of clearing their land of landmines left by civil war. According to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Colombia has the second-highest number of landmine victims in the world, after Afghanistan.
Veganuary: Going Vegan To Start The New Year
Why hundreds of thousands of people around the world signed a pledge to go vegan - many driven by climate change.
Colombia sees nearly 80% rise in deforestation after peace deal
Live radio hits from the Colombian Amazon for BBC's Newsday programme, explaining how the end of the 50 year conflict between the government and left wing FARC rebels created a power vaccuum that's been seized upon by illegal loggers.
Risking her life every day hunting for landmines
Paola Sanchez is 24 years old and risks her life every day, finding and deactivating landmines after five decades of conflict in Colombia. Video and radio story I produced for the BBC.
Ex-FARC rebels fight to protect the Amazon
Former Farc rebels in Colombia, who spent decades fighting the government over land and power, are now working to protect the Amazon rainforest from illegal logging. Original idea I pitched and produced for BBC News video and radio.
The future of the US-Mexican border: inside the 'split city' of El Paso-Juárez
Unlike most teenagers, Ashley Delgado starts her school day by crossing an international border. She gets up at 5am so her mother Dora can drive through Juárez’s dense traffic to...
The devastating reality of Somalia on the brink of famine
Three months after the United Nations warned of the imminent risk of famine in Somalia, aid agencies there are battling a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions. Drought has devastated vegetation...
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