Earth

How environmental change is shaping Southeast Asia.

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 15, 2022 • 9 min read

Landmines Laos ordnance disposal money may shrink

By Anton L. Delgado • Jul 15, 2022
Reduction in U.S. funds to remove unexploded weapons could hit hard in the Southeast Asian nation littered with dangerous leftovers

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 12, 2022 • 7 min read

Infrastructure Cambodia needs safer street designs

By Ses Aronsakda • Jul 12, 2022
Cambodia needs to address traffic accidents and pedestrian dangers through infrastructure improvements forcing drivers to shift their behaviour

Earth • Jul 06, 2022 • 1 min read
ការដោះដូរទីតាំងដី

“ទេវតាមានភ្នែក” ៖ ក្តីសង្ឃឹម​របស់​ក្រុមអភិរក្ស​ចំពោះ​ការ​អភិវឌ្ឍ​នៅ​ព្រៃ​ការពារ

ការលើកលែងផ្លូវច្បាប់ និងការការពារមិនច្បាស់លាស់ បានត្រួសត្រាយផ្លូវ សម្រាប់​ការសាងសង់​ និង​រំខាន​ជីវិត​សត្វ​ព្រៃ​ នៅក្នុង​ព្រៃភ្នំតាម៉ៅរបស់​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា។
By Anton L. Delgado • Jul 06, 2022

Earth • Jul 04, 2022 • 8 min read
Lawsuits

Company tries to SLAPP away Malaysian forest advocates

A coalition in Sarawak is speaking out against a lawsuit criticised as part of a ‘chilling’ corporate litigation trend designed to stifle investigations and complaints
By Fiona Kelliher • Jul 04, 2022

Earth • Jun 22, 2022 • 8 min read
Interview

Singapore’s fisheries make waves in a small pond of food security solutions

Matthew Tan, co-chair for sustainable development in the agriculture & fishery Sectors at APEC, talks about the importance of local fisheries to tackle dwindling wildlife numbers in the face of climate change and disrupted supply chains
By Amanda Oon • Jun 22, 2022

Earth • Jun 08, 2022 • 7 min read
Fishing

Cambodian families choose between land and fish

Unpredictable extreme weather and a population boom prompt some coastal residents to look for new hope away from the water
By Anton L. Delgado • Jun 08, 2022

Earth • May 20, 2022 • 3 min read
Natural resources

The Kingdom’s wonders: understanding and managing Cambodia’s natural resources

Essential for the survival and progress of the nation, managing Cambodia’s natural resources requires a forward-looking strategy and the Centre for Natural Resources and Environment continues to play a key role in analysing the landscape and guiding policy makers
By Stew Post • May 20, 2022

Earth • May 19, 2022 • 10 min read
Tonle Sap Lake

Fishing crackdown disrupts Tonle Sap lives

Overfishing prompted by environmental degradation leads to police action that residents say compounds the woes of struggling communities on Cambodia’s largest lake
By Photo reportage by Nigel Dickinson. Reporting by Fiona Kelliher and Chea Sameang • May 19, 2022

Earth • May 13, 2022 • 3 min read
Landmines

Fighting fire with fire

A unique recycling programme in Cambodia repurposes remnants of war to clear the country of landmines and unexploded ordnance
By Anton L. Delgado • May 13, 2022