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How environmental change is shaping Southeast Asia.
By arjuna • Nov 25, 2016
A quest to see Thailand’s elusive dugong has inspired many a trip to the Trang islands, but it’s the impeccable isolation that enchants most visitors to this charming archipelago
By Claire Knox • Oct 28, 2016
Are Bangkok’s fledgling rooftop farms a hidden goldmine for hotels and hospitality businesses? Meet the hoteliers and entrepreneurs proving that environment-focused partnerships are the best marketing tool a business can have
By Nithin Coca • Jun 13, 2016
As the rest of the world moves away from fossil fuels, Indonesia is reacting to a drop in its coal exports by ramping up local production, putting the country’s health, environment and economy in danger
By Logan Connor and Paul Millar • May 25, 2016
The effects of Cambodia’s recent drought will serve to exacerbate existing structural weaknesses in the rice sector, say experts
Jakarta's water is controlled by big business, but activists are pushing for the city to follow a worldwide water management trend back to public ownership
By David Hutt • May 17, 2016
When sand dredging led to the collapse of their riverbank houses, inhabitants of one Phnom Penh community chose to move to a ghostly new home
By David Hutt and Sam Jam • May 13, 2016
As drought lingers and unfettered dam construction plugs the Mekong river, managing the life-giving waterway becomes ever more crucial
By Daniel Besant • May 02, 2016
Professor Mark Tewdwr-Jones of Newcastle University's School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape discusses the future of Southeast Asia's cities
By David Hutt • Mar 18, 2016
When Chinese businessmen offered to rent land from impoverished Laotian farmers the deal was too good to turn down. Now, the true cost of banana plantations is finally being counted in northern Laos
By Arnaud Dubus • Feb 10, 2016
As their rainforest habitat disappears from North Sumatra, endangered orangutans are being driven out of the trees and into the crosshairs of enraged villagers
By Amanda Saxton • Jan 20, 2016
New research shows that plastic waste in our oceans is far worse than previously thought, and Southeast Asian nations are among the worst offenders
By Logan Connor • Nov 13, 2015
Sébastien Duffillot co-organises the Elephant Caravan, an event that will see a team of 12 elephants trek 630km across Laos
By Eduard Merigo • Nov 12, 2015