From knife-crime prevention to mental health support, grassroots football is being taken seriously as a tool for social change ...

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As Edinburgh introduces a visitor levy this week, we look at what a decade of tourist tax-funded investment has done for one ...

Can conservation succeed by adapting tradition rather than erasing it? In east Africa, Maasai warriors are redefining courage ...

Conservationists say a switch from real leopard skins to synthetic furs in traditional ceremonies has helped reduce poaching ...

The world’s road got much safer, global hunger levels eased, and Brazil set a welcome record for deforestation, plus more ...

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has brought renewed urgency to the climate solutions campaigners have been pushing for ...

As Premier League prices rise, growing numbers of supporters are seeking out something closer, cheaper and more human in non-league football ...

A bold new building in Rotterdam promises to showcase solutions to global problems – and encourage positive action ...

Advances in forensic science are disrupting the illegal wildlife trade – and are documented in a new photo series ...