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How environmental change is shaping Southeast Asia.

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 15, 2019 • 6 min read

Mekong Wildlife Fishing for DNA

By Uffe Wilken       • Feb 15, 2019
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

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 24, 2019 • 8 min read

Illegal ivory trade A mammoth task

By Claire Baker-Munton • Jan 24, 2019
Cambodia is playing a growing role in the international illegal ivory trade

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 18, 2018 • 15 min read

Belt and Road Operation Mekong

By Bernhard Zand • Dec 18, 2018
China is exercising a level of economic influence on the Mekong states not seen since the height of its imperial might

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 30, 2018 • 5 min read

Sustainable tourism Turning shark hunters around

By Lily Hess • Nov 30, 2018
A Singaporean schoolteacher-turned-social entrepreneur is fighting to save sharks from extinction in a unique way: by working with the shark hunters

Earth • Nov 12, 2018 • 17 min read
Cambodia's building blocks

Blood bricks

Cambodia's construction boom has demand for clay bricks climbing. But a transformation to Cambodia’s rural economy feeds some of the most vulnerable into the growing brick sector and its toxic debt bondage
By Janelle Retka and Leng Len

Earth • Oct 25, 2018 • 6 min read
Ancient cities

The fall of Angkor

Top stories: Researchers now believe they know why the ancient city of Angkor was abandoned – and warn that modern-day cities could fall victim to the same fate
By Robin Spiess

Earth • Oct 23, 2018 • 4 min read
Thailand

The marine biologist on a mission to save Koh Samui’s coral reefs

In a region where so much of life and livelihood relies on a healthy coastline, the efforts of marine biologists to protect, preserve and educate are especially needed. Thepsuda Loyjiw uses her position as a corporate social responsibility (CSR) manager at Banyan Tree resort in Koh Samui, Thailand, to introduce tourists and locals to the area’s aquatic wonders and to spread the word on how to sustain them for the next generation
By Janelle Retka

Earth • Oct 16, 2018 • 5 min read
Natural disasters

Flooded out

Several Southeast Asian countries have this year been heavily impacted by natural disasters, and according to recent reports, the onslaught of extreme weather in the region is expected to continue for the foreseeable future
By Robin Spiess

Earth • Oct 11, 2018 • 12 min read
Sustainable development

Vietnam’s good life

Vietnam performed the best of 151 countries in a study that assessed quality of life versus environmental sustainability
By Michael Tatarski

Earth • Sep 24, 2018 • 6 min read
Climate Change

How committed are developed nations?

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
By Lesly Lotha

Earth • Sep 12, 2018 • 11 min read
Waste and recycling

The plastic tide

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
By Paul Millar