Climate

Climate • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 03, 2020 • 9 min read

Coral reefs Under the waves

By Minka Curr • Mar 03, 2020
Mainstream understanding says that the world's coral reefs will largely vanish to climate change by 2050. But more and more marine scientists believe their resilience has been underestimated, with researchers working in the Coral Triangle region now emphasising the adaptability of Indonesian reef systems

Climate • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 26, 2020 • 13 min read

Environmental activism Fighting the green fight

By Rachna Thim • Feb 26, 2020
Across Southeast Asia, there are environmental activists risking their freedom and facing violence as they fight the green fight. Here we profile four of these unsung individuals campaigning in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines

Climate • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 29, 2020 • 11 min read

Conservation Drone’s-eye view

By Samantha McCabe • Jan 29, 2020
In a rapidly transforming world, how can researchers and policy-makers combat increasing rates of wildfires and wildlife crime? Some conservationists are turning to technology, providing those on the front-line with a much-needed boost in the fight

Climate • Sep 19, 2019 • 5 min read
Climate strikes

Striking out

Across the world, teenagers are striking to protest the climate crisis. We look at why the region's own stand against the fossil fuel industry is so important
By Andrew Haffner

Climate • Aug 30, 2019 • 15 min read
Drought in Cambodia

When the river runs dry

Every year, Cambodia's Tonle Sap river changes course to fill up the nation's largest lake, bringing life back to the Kingdom. This year, it's running late
By Evie Breese, with additional reporting by Veng Sonita

Climate • Aug 28, 2019 • 10 min read
Climate crisis

Sinking cities

From our print archive: Climate change is expected to hit Southeast Asia's megacities the hardest – and places such as Jakarta, Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City might be the first to get flooded out
By Laura J. Snook

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Climate • Aug 09, 2019 • 6 min read
Opinion

Guardians of the forest

The head of Indonesia’s main Indigenous Peoples organisation calls on the country’s government to live up to its promises on land rights
By Rukka Sombolinggi

Climate • Jul 02, 2019 • 11 min read
Climate crisis

Words of warning

The climate catastrophe is the biggest story of our times. Here’s how we intend to tell it
By Claire Baker-Munton

Climate • Jun 14, 2019 • 9 min read
Mass extinction

How to save the world

A new ethos and a new self-identity for mankind are needed to overcome mass extinction
By Philip Bethge

Climate • Jun 12, 2019 • 9 min read
Natural disasters

Apocalypse, soon

Soaring temperatures spurred by global warming and El Niño raise the risk of increasingly devastating storms, fires and floods. Is Southeast Asia ready?
By Claire Baker-Munton

Climate • Jun 05, 2019 • 9 min read
Climate change

Dead in the water

Hydropower is booming in the Mekong River basin as countries seek clean energy – but these massive dams might prove even more polluting than fossil fuels
By Claire Baker-Munton