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How environmental change is shaping Southeast Asia.

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 24, 2023 • 5 min read

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

By Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana • Jul 24, 2023
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

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 18, 2023 • 1 min read

អត្ថបទរាយការណ៏លម្អិត ប្រឈមជាមួយនឹងការអភិវឌ្ឍ ហ្វូងដំរីចុងក្រោយរបស់វៀតណាមខិតទៅរកភាពគ្រោះថ្នាក់

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

Earth • Jul 07, 2023 • 5 min read
Editorial

Opinion: E.U. is tilting at windmills with new Deforestation Regulation

Though well-intended, the sweeping attempt to green Europe’s supply chains is unlikely to work as intended, writes palm oil observer Robert Hii. The law has sparked controversy in Malaysia and Indonesia, where Hii argues it will undermine ongoing domestic efforts to make the industry sustainable
By Robert Hii • Jul 07, 2023

Earth • Jul 05, 2023 • 9 min read
Energy

A $30 billion pledge for Vietnam and Indonesia shows pitfalls of climate finance

Closed-door negotiations between donors and recipients are running into some of the region’s thorniest issues. The process has shown how Southeast Asia’s transition to clean energy is a daunting task, even with theoretical support from wealthy nations
By Coby Hobbs • Jul 05, 2023

Earth • Jul 04, 2023 • 8 min read
Editorial

For urbanists, safe streets are lively streets

City planners in Phnom Penh often point to busy, bustling streets – such as those frequented by informal vendors – as contributing to public risk or disorder. But research from cities around the world suggests the very opposite is true
By Prak Norak • Jul 04, 2023

Earth • Jun 22, 2023 • 7 min read
Conservation

From the depths, a glimmer of hope for giant Mekong stingrays

A year after an endangered, record-breaking ray was captured in Cambodia and tagged with a tracker, new data from the world’s largest freshwater fish gives clues to its precarious survival
By Anton L. Delgado • Jun 22, 2023

Earth • Jun 19, 2023 • 6 min read
Interview

New book unveils ‘Carbon Colonialism’ in Southeast Asia

University of London lecturer Laurie Parsons compiles 15 years of work across Cambodia to understand how the country fits into the global supply chain providing the West with garments, footwear and more. In this Q&A, Parsons shares insights from the book and his experiences in the field
By Anton L. Delgado • Jun 19, 2023

Earth • Jun 13, 2023 • 7 min read
Interview

For big business, a puzzle: How to cut carbon while keeping profits

Pushed to go beyond greenwashing, corporations are looking for answers on how to reduce emissions along their value chains. In her latest role as climate chief of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, former U.K. Energy Minister Claire Perry O’Neill wants to turn investment for good
By Amanda Oon • Jun 13, 2023

Earth • Jun 05, 2023 • 5 min read
Analysis

As climate risk grows, resilience must match new highs

Weather patterns are becoming more erratic, forcing societies to adapt. Today, on World Environment Day, Vinod Thomas of the The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore writes that only a proactive approach will stave off the worst outcomes of climate change
By Vinod Thomas • Jun 05, 2023