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By Brian P.D Hannon • Nov 10, 2021
As climate campaigner Greta Thunberg calls out status quo COP26 negotiations, the green insincerity of executives impacts Southeast Asia
By Mark Billington • Nov 05, 2021
As governments set decarbonisation goals at the COP26 conference, companies must find ways to keep up with plans for a sustainable future
By Ashley Yeong • Oct 26, 2021
Flooding occurs annually in the Sabah region of Malaysia, but the destruction and loss caused by the natural events have been magnified by construction and development projects
By Sam Reeves and Lucie Godeau • Oct 12, 2021
The collapse of a $1-billion deal to curb Indonesian deforestation has highlighted the pitfalls of a UN-backed global initiative, REDD+, which some brought up its ineffectiveness and disregard for indigenous rights
Seven people were killed in a landslide triggered by torrential storms on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, continuing rainfall could cause further ground movement
By Agence France-Presse • Oct 01, 2021
No stranger to floods, Thai residents in 31 provinces are devastated by massive flooding after tropical storm Dianmu hit
By Agence France-Presse • Sep 30, 2021
Rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in Central Sulawesi have failed to restore homes, livelihoods and even some basic services to many survivors three years after the massive natural calamity
By Abdul Haris • Sep 29, 2021
At least sixteen people were killed, with dozens more missing, after Typhoon Molave knocked down trees, tore off roofs and brought heavy rain to Vietnam's central provinces on October 28
By Agence France-Presse • Oct 29, 2020
While Southeast Asia remains vulnerable to the effects of climate change, resource management remains poor in the region. Nowhere is this more evident than with peatlands, the region's biggest weapon against climate change, exploited and damaged in the name of profit
By Helena Taruli and Muchtazar • Jul 01, 2020
When Mount Pinatubo erupted on June 15 1991, it proved to be the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, devastating communities and shrouding the Philippines in darkness for several days. Almost three decades on, survivors speak of the horrors of that day's events, and how it banded the country together
By Lee Ying Shan • Jun 15, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought the vulnerability of the human race into stark focus, with APHR's Kunthida Rungruengkiat arguing that this current crisis should serve as a warning to governments around the globe about our inaction on climate change
By Kunthida Rungruengkiat • May 29, 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
By Minka Curr • Mar 03, 2020