Earth

How environmental change is shaping Southeast Asia.

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 24, 2018 • 6 min read

Climate Change How committed are developed nations?

By Lesly Lotha • Sep 24, 2018
Developing countries claim that Australia, Japan and the US have failed to contribute their fair share to the Green Climate Fund of the 2015 Paris Agreement

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 21, 2018 • 11 min read

Plastic pollution The eco-warriors striving to save Koh Samui's breathtaking beaches

By Tom O'Connell • Sep 21, 2018
As caretakers of Koh Samui’s delicate ecosystem, island locals who earn a living from the tourist trade are getting help from government regulations and even trash-picking tourists as they help preserve the area’s pristine waters and beaches

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 12, 2018 • 11 min read

Waste and recycling The plastic tide

By Paul Millar • Sep 12, 2018
As Southeast Asia buckles beneath the weight of the world's redirected refuse, experts say sustainable waste management can only come by abandoning our throwaway culture

Earth • Sep 10, 2018 • 18 min read
Cambodia's building blocks

How sand dredging bled a fishing community dry

After a decade of heavy sand dredging in the waterways of Cambodia's Koh Kong province, a fishing community once recognised for its rich ecosystem is struggling to fill its nets.
By Janelle Retka and Leng Len • Sep 10, 2018

Earth • Sep 10, 2018 • 3 min read
Kem Sokha

Cambodia's opposition leader released to home detention

The release of Cambodia's opposition leader comes during the week that the European Parliament are set to discuss the country's human rights record, leaving many critics sceptical of the government’s intentions
By Tom O'Connell • Sep 10, 2018

Earth • Sep 05, 2018 • 15 min read
Renewable energy

The price of power

The deadly dam collapse in Laos in 2018 brings Cambodia’s own grand plans for hydropower into question – and thrusts solar power to the forefront of the Kingdom’s quest for energy independence
By Amanda Kaufmann • Sep 05, 2018

Earth • Jul 19, 2018 • 9 min read
Bangkok

Losing its soul

Thailand’s military government wants to turn the chaotic metropolis of Bangkok into a kind of Singapore: tidy, sterile and easily controllable – and thus, a symbol of its power
By Katrin Kuntz • Jul 19, 2018

Earth • Jul 04, 2018 • 5 min read
Plastic pollution

Could a shrub be the solution to Cambodia’s plastic bag pandemic?

On average, Cambodians use five to ten plastic bags every day, contributing to a serious waste problem in the country. Kai Kuramoto, founder of Cleanbodia, is attempting to change that by introducing an alternative solution: a biodegradable bag made from cassava starch
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jul 04, 2018

Earth • Jun 25, 2018 • 7 min read
Cambodia

Agriculture branches out as rice returns flatten

Although rice has long fed both the people and the economy of Cambodia, experts say that crop diversification and increased investment are needed to take the agriculture industry to the next level
By Euan Black • Jun 25, 2018

Earth • Jun 25, 2018 • 5 min read
Overcoming the outages

How to keep the lights on in Myanmar

With more than four out of ten people in Myanmar without access to electricity, the nation's economic development relies on the government's willingness to pursue alternative energy sources
By Jeremy Mullins • Jun 25, 2018