7+ hour, 23+ min ago   (859+ words) The collective push to save nature is insufficient. That’s the headline from the first formal report card on the world’s plan to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. The Global Review is the first attempt to measure how far governments have…...

2+ day, 32+ min ago   (1429+ words) Women working at the forefront of Southeast Asia’s energy transition are warning that the Philippines’ push to become an artificial intelligence (AI) powerhouse must not replicate the inequalities that have shadowed past waves of industrial development. Women remain underrepresented in…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (1073+ words) The establishment of “fossil fuel free zones” as a tool for mitigating the climate crisis has been contested for more than a decade. But in April, when representatives of 57 countries met in Colombia for the first Transition Away conference, something…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1134+ words) Around 14 per cent of Sri Lanka’s total land area is dedicated to wildlife protected areas, which includes more than 20 national parks. However, due to natural and anthropogenic factors, protected species such as leopards and elephants living in these protected areas…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (132+ words) 13:00 – 14:00, 26 August 2026 Visit the event website Asia’s ability to respond to geopolitical and supply chain shocks will determine its ability to transition to a clean, secure and sustainable energy system. Nonetheless, the region shows signs of slow but sure progress on…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (179+ words) Eco-Business Pakistan’s solar revolution leans on workers toiling in extreme heat Nearly a fifth of all Pakistani households rely on solar energy, but the people installing and cleaning these panels have little to no protection. Abdul Rehman used to clean…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (156+ words) When Jerald Mahusay was a kid, he and his friends saw turtle eggs so often, they treated them like toys. “We were always playing with the eggs,” Mahusay recalled of his childhood in Santo Niño, a village in the Philippines…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (508+ words) Heat stress is driving Filipinos into a “climate poverty trap” where the poorest communities pay most for rising heat-related damages, according to a new report. Although the country has entered its second month of the rainy season, the impacts of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (476+ words) For decades, Southeast Asia was the global epicentre of mangrove deforestation, but a recent study reveals a dramatic reversal: Since 2010, the region has transitioned from a net loss to a net gain in mangroves, making it a primary contributor to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (444+ words) Thailand has asked Japan to support four new water management projects aimed at improving flood prevention, including measures for the flood-prone Chao Phraya River basin, as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to strengthen resilience against increasingly frequent extreme weather. Deputy…...