Earth

How environmental change is shaping Southeast Asia.

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • May 02, 2016 • 10 min read

Lifeline Mekong Make or break time

By Daniel Besant • May 02, 2016
As drought lingers and unfettered dam construction plugs the Mekong river, managing the life-giving waterway becomes ever more crucial

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 18, 2016 • 4 min read

Interview Long-term planning the key to sustainable cities

By David Hutt • Mar 18, 2016
Professor Mark Tewdwr-Jones of Newcastle University's School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape discusses the future of Southeast Asia's cities

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 10, 2016 • 9 min read

Laos The lost plantations

By Arnaud Dubus • Feb 10, 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

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 20, 2016 • 8 min read

Orangutan Extinction Habitat destroyed

By Amanda Saxton • Jan 20, 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

Earth • Nov 13, 2015 • 7 min read
Plastic pollution

Can Southeast Asia stop dumping waste in our oceans?

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

Earth • Oct 09, 2015 • 11 min read
Supernatural

Singapore’s ghost hunters

Join Singapore's paranormal investigators for a night of ghost hunting in the city-state
By David Hutt • Oct 09, 2015

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Earth • Aug 27, 2015 • 9 min read
Mae Sot

A break for the border

Positioned on the border of Thailand and Myanmar, Mae Sot has long attracted migrant workers who are largely responsible for that region’s economic success. Now, with improving infrastructure and social reforms, the town could be set to boost the Kingdom’s business profile even further
By Denise Hruby • Aug 27, 2015

Earth • Jul 25, 2015 • 7 min read
Free diving

The deepest man: Herbert Nitsch

Following a recent trip to the Philippines, world record-breaking freediver Herbert Nitsch talks to Southeast Asia Globe about his recovery from severe decompression sickness and the mounting pressures facing our oceans
By Ellie Dyer • Jul 25, 2015

Earth • Jul 04, 2015 • 4 min read
Wildlife

Phnom Tamao: bear keeper for a day

Cambodia is home to many rare and exotic animal species. Get to know its lovable Sun and Moon bears by spending a day with these mischievous critters
By Jemma Galvin • Jul 04, 2015

Earth • Jul 03, 2015 • 1 min read
Aerial photography

A region in view

Google Earth celebrated its tenth birthday by uploading some fantastic ariel shots of the planet, including this selection from Southeast Asia
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Jul 03, 2015

Earth • Nov 01, 2014 • 7 min read
Vietnam

Time to eat dog!

The taste for dog meat has long been a contentious issue for outsiders. But now the battle has been taken up
By Amanda Saxton • Nov 01, 2014