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How environmental change is shaping Southeast Asia.

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 13, 2023 • 5 min read

Opinion Questioning Development Banks’ Commitments to Just Transition

By Tanya Lee Roberts Davis • Nov 13, 2023
As the Asia Pacific Climate Week and Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation gatherings get underway, expect public financial institutions like the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank to showcase their plans for supporting “Just Transitions” schemes in the region. As both institutions have track records of financing coal-power projects, their proposals for supporting ‘coal-to-clean’ pathways should be intensely scrutinised

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 09, 2023 • 1 min read

Long-form ការអភិវឌ្ឍ «ចរីភាព» ៖ កម្ពុជាប្រឈមនឹងការបាត់បង់ជីវចម្រុះនៅឯព្រំដែន

By Anton L. Delgado • Nov 09, 2023
គម្រោងសាងសង់ទំនប់វារីអគ្គីសនីនៅឧទ្យានជាតិវីរៈជ័យ ដំណើរការយ៉ាងស្ងៀមស្ងាត់ ខណៈដែលក្រុមអ្នកអភិរក្សបានលើកឡើងថា វាពុំមែនជាថាមពលស្អាតទេ ប្រសិនបើមានការឈូសឆាយព្រៃ ខណៈអ្នកស្រាវជ្រាវសម្លឹងមើលឥណទានកាបូនជាតួអង្គការពារព្រៃ។

Earth • Oct 30, 2023 • 1 min read
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ការពឹងផ្អែកលើថាមពលធ្យូងថ្មរបស់កម្ពុជា៖  បីឆ្នាំក្រោយការប្រើប្រាស់ទ្វេរដងលើផូស៊ីលឥន្ធនះ

កម្រងរូបភាពបែបសុីបអង្កេត ពីគម្រោងរោងចក្រអគ្គីសនីថាមពលធ្យូងថ្មទាំងបីនៅកម្ពុជា ដែលកំពុងជាប់គាំង​ ជាមួយ​ភាពមិនច្បាស់លាស់នៅជុំវិញអនាគតថាមពលធ្យូងថ្ម។
By Anton L. Delgado • Oct 30, 2023

Earth • Oct 25, 2023 • 7 min read
Long-form

Counting on coal: Cambodia’s fossil fuel push flounders with delays

The Kingdom’s plans for coal power expansion survived China’s promise to cut overseas coal investments. But most of the promised plants still aren’t built as volatile fuel prices and the push for clean energy threaten the future of coal
By Anton L. Delgado • Oct 25, 2023

Earth • Oct 21, 2023 • 18 min read
Long-form

Carbon ambitions: Inside Cambodia’s REDD+ boom

Despite ongoing controversy in its flagship Southern Cardamom REDD+ project, the Kingdom is driving forward with plans to greatly expand climate finance schemes across its officially protected areas. In partnership with the Earth Journalism Network, the Globe went deep to learn what lies within the country's credit rush
By Andrew Haffner • Oct 21, 2023

Earth • Jul 24, 2023 • 5 min read
Editorial

Amidst disasters, seizing the moment for a more resilient Asia-Pacific

This week, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is convening experts and policymakers to discuss transformative adaptations to worsening natural disasters. Ahead of the meeting, UN Under-Secretary-General Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana lays out its mission and the stakes for its success
By Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana • Jul 24, 2023

Earth • Jul 20, 2023 • 5 min read
Quick Read

In the Annamite mountains, newly discovered species edge toward extinction

Once left mostly inaccessible, mountain habitats are under growing threat as the illegal wildlife trade and deforestation creep up the peaks. Human incursions have left species found only in this range, some discovered only recently, in peril
By Coby Hobbs • Jul 20, 2023

Earth • Jul 18, 2023 • 1 min read
អត្ថបទរាយការណ៏លម្អិត

ប្រឈមជាមួយនឹងការអភិវឌ្ឍ ហ្វូងដំរីចុងក្រោយរបស់វៀតណាមខិតទៅរកភាពគ្រោះថ្នាក់

សម្រាប់ហ្វូងសត្វដំរីព្រៃ ក្នុងប្រទេសវៀតណាម ភាពតានតឹងជាមួយកសិករ កំពុងបន្តធ្វើឱ្យកាន់តែធ្ងន់ធ្ងរឡើង នូវការគំរាមកំហែងដែលកំពុងតែមានស្រាប់ ដែលជាស្ថានភាពនៅទូទាំងអាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍
By Govi Snell & Anton L. Delgado • Jul 18, 2023

Earth • Jul 12, 2023 • 3 min read
Long-form Reporting

Clashing with humans, Vietnam’s last wild elephants are running out of time

Violent conflicts with farmers exacerbate other existential threats for shrinking herds. Though Vietnam's elephants face a plight mirrored across Southeast Asia, the country's elephants are among the most imperiled in the region
By Govi Snell and Anton L. Delgado • Jul 12, 2023