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How environmental change is shaping Southeast Asia.

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 03, 2019 • 14 min read

Endangered wildlife trade Hunting the hunters

By Ben Davies • Jul 03, 2019
From our print archive: A few unsung heroes try to stem a trade that begins in the forests of Asia and then spans the restaurants and pet shops of the world

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Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 02, 2019 • 11 min read

Climate crisis Words of warning

By Claire Baker-Munton • Jul 02, 2019
The climate catastrophe is the biggest story of our times. Here’s how we intend to tell it

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 28, 2019 • 15 min read

Plastic waste The waste land

By Evie Breese and Thim Rachna • Jun 28, 2019
Southeast Asia is racing to follow China's ban on plastic waste imports. And with Cambodia now forced to clean up its own mess, the Kingdom has a chance to turn piles of plastic trash into treasure

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 26, 2019 • 19 min read

Illegal wildlife trade Prescription for extinction

By Claire Baker-Munton • Jun 26, 2019
Traditional Chinese Medicine is a flagship of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. But scientists say demand for medicine containing animal parts could push tigers, bears, rhinos and pangolins to the brink of extinction

Earth • Jun 24, 2019 • 13 min read
Garment waste

Out of fashion

Enough clothes have already been made to outfit everyone on the planet. But with rampant overproduction leaving more and more fabric waste in landfill, it's time to find a solution
By Amanda Kaufmann • Jun 24, 2019

Earth • 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 • Jun 14, 2019

Earth • 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 • Jun 12, 2019

Earth • 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 • Jun 05, 2019

Earth • May 24, 2019 • 6 min read
Clean energy

A guide to renewable power in Cambodia

Cambodia has huge renewable energy potential in the form of hydropower, solar and wind. Hydropower is already an important part of the energy mix and attention is shifting towards other renewable energies, but many challenges lie ahead
By Thomas Brent • May 24, 2019

Earth • Mar 27, 2019 • 10 min read
Indonesia

A company intimidates, evicts and plants oil palm without permits

MAROANGIN, Indonesia — One day in March last year, Rahim was shocked and furious to find an excavator rolling through his rice field, turning the bright green grains into piles of mud. The 51-year-old farmer took photos of the incursion and demanded to know why his family’s livelihood was being uprooted
By Ian Morse / Mongabay • Mar 27, 2019

Earth • Feb 15, 2019 • 6 min read
Mekong Wildlife

Fishing for DNA

Scientists are rapidly developing new DNA-methods to identify what kind of life is present in rivers, lakes and the ocean. Advocates of the method claim that it has the potential to revolutionise the way environmental monitoring is done
By Uffe Wilken       • Feb 15, 2019

Earth • Feb 08, 2019 • 4 min read
Environment

Behind the growing demand for ‘unbreakable’ bamboo bikes

Known for its strength and durability, bamboo has been used to make items across Asia for centuries, from chopping boards in Japan to firecrackers in Malaysia to the scaffolding of today, so why not bicycles? Southeast Asia Globe looks into how these rigid weeds become a viable means of transportation
By Claire Baker-Munton • Feb 08, 2019