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Environment

Swarms of moths in Australia lift hopes of recovery for endangered species

The Bogong moths have had a comeback this year, with reports that the insects have invaded backyards and homes along Australia's east coast, including in New South Wales state capital, Sydney.

5 days ago
Environment

Expert: Indonesia needs fire risk maps, food project reevaluation amidst Merauke wildfires

Data from MapBiomas showed that areas with the most extensive fire damage are distributed across various food production hubs and agricultural regions, with Merauke in South Papua topping the list at the regency level. ...

1 week ago
Environment

Wildfires, heat waves threaten to undermine air quality, UN weather agency says

A study cited in the report found extreme fire-smoke events have tripled globally since the 1990s and may have contributed to nearly 100,000 additional deaths annually between 2010 and 2018. ...

1 month ago

The Latest

Environment

World far off track on pledges to end deforestation by 2030 - report

More than 140 countries - representing the vast majority of the world's woodlands - pledged at the 2021 United Nations climate summit in Glasgow to halt and reverse forest loss and degradation by the end of the decade.

2 years ago
Editorial

China's life-saving vaccines

Developing countries prefer to borrow from China because it simply means business and does not take elements like human rights, press freedom, and economic liberalization into account.

2 years ago
Academia premium

Embracing the digitization of trade paperwork in the ASEAN region

The WEF projects that digitizing trade documentation worldwide could potentially increase global GDP by almost 5 percent and boost international trade by a staggering 15 percent.

2 years ago
Academia

Time to close sustainable energy gaps in Asia and the Pacific

Governments must ensure adequate, stable and predictable supplies of critical raw materials needed to construct the millions of solar panels, wind turbines and batteries of the future.

2 years ago
Environment

Extreme heat risks rise for pregnant women and babies

Armed conflict, drought, widespread poverty and scarce rural health services already mean the world's newest country has one of its highest maternal mortality rates. Heatwaves linked to climate change are increasing the risks.

2 years ago
Academia

Indonesia at crossroads: Navigating challenges in EV revolution

The long-term environmental and labor implications of nickel mining in Indonesia can be devastating. 

3 years ago
Perspectives premium

Election 2024: The imperative of infrastructure in economic platforms

Presidential candidates must convince voters that they prioritize sustainable infrastructure development, which is geared toward the well-being of all citizens. 

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Indonesia denies smog from forest fires drifted to Malaysia

Malaysia on Friday warned residents of high pollution levels in most areas on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and the western Kalimantan region of Sarawak, blaming trans-boundary haze from Indonesia, its Department of Environment said in a statement. 

3 years ago
Europe

Nobel Peace Prize could honour Indigenous, women or green activists

Given past form, the Norwegian Nobel Committee is also capable of a complete surprise in the Oct. 6 announcement.

3 years ago
Americas

Brazil top court rejects time limit on Indigenous land claims

The court said 9 of its 11 justices rejected the deadline because it countered constitutional guarantees on Indigenous rights to ancestral lands.

3 years ago
Election Updates

Indonesia's rainforest seen at risk from 2024 election handouts

Vote-buying has become common in national elections over the last 25 years, despite crackdowns by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

3 years ago
Politics premium

What climate change? Study finds political parties lack focus on climate issues

The lack of focus on climate issues might hurt political parties and their politicians in seeking the votes of millennials and Gen Zers, which make up a third of registered voters for the 2024 elections.

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Extreme plankton bloom creates marine 'dead zone' off eastern Thailand

Marine scientists say some areas in the Gulf of Thailand have more than 10 times the normal amount of plankton, turning the water a bright green and killing off marine life.

3 years ago
Academia

Rethinking industrial wastewater treatments to boost Indonesia’s water security

According to the World Bank, 95 percent of Indonesia’s wastewater flows into agricultural fields, rivers, and open drains.

3 years ago
Archipelago

Suralaya coal plant under fire for expansion project

The Suralaya power plant complex in Cilegon, around 100 kilometers west of Jakarta, is presently the largest such facility in Southeast Asia. The complex currently has eight power generation units (PGUs) with a total output capacity of 4,025 megawatts (MW).

3 years ago
Americas

At least 39 dead as cyclone hits Brazil's southernmost state

Heavy rains caused by the extratropical cyclone have affected 80 cities and left more than 2,300 people homeless and over 3,900 displaced.

3 years ago
Academia premium

New EU sustainability rules will impact ASEAN industries

These directives rely on the assumption that the EU will have significant market power to increase the bar on environmental and human rights standards for developing-country businesses that are connected to it.

3 years ago
Americas

Biden bars drilling over vast swath of Alaska

The move comes a little over a year before the 2024 election, as Biden seeks to shore up his green credentials that were damaged by a decision earlier this year to greenlight a project by US energy giant ConocoPhillips in the same area. 

3 years ago
Archipelago

Javan hawk-eagle chick hatches in Bogor

A Javan hawk-eagle has hatched in the Mount Gede Pangrango National Park in Bogor, West Java, according to a report by park officials on Monday.

3 years ago
Art & Culture

Burning Man festival road reopens, allowing thousands to escape muddy trap

Unexpected summer rain turned the weeklong, annual counterculture arts festival into a muddy nightmare.

3 years ago
Academia premium

IMF, WTO criticisms, nickel-plated colonialism

Sadly, many people in the former colonized countries are also proud when they can wear branded names. 

3 years ago
Academia

Positive tipping points to place ASEAN as a global center of green growth

Accelerating low-carbon solutions would be central in strengthening ASEAN’s centrality and its role as a global center of green growth.

3 years ago
Environment

Extreme climate event almost led to human ancestors’ extinction: Study

Scientists have grown weary over the rising temperatures on the planet and extreme weather from heat waves to typhoons that have swept across the globe in the past years.

3 years ago
Academia

Pursuing a coal-to-liquids boon despite the costs

The domestic mining and energy industry say the indirect coal subsidies in their current format are insufficient to incentivize investment in coal gasification. 

3 years ago
Editorial

Food estate for thought

These are two serious accusations made in public that should not be easily dismissed. One is the destruction to the environment caused by the food estate program, and the other about possible embezzlement and other financial irregularities.

3 years ago
Tech

Meta faces backlash over Canada news block as wildfires rage

Meta on August 1 started blocking the distribution of news links and articles on its Facebook and Instagram platforms in response to a recent law requiring digital giants to pay publishers for news content.

3 years ago
Regulations

More than 700 Japanese exporters hit by China's seafood ban: Report

Japan exported about $600 million worth of aquatic products to China in 2022, making it the biggest market for Japanese exports, with Hong Kong second.

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

South Korean PM urges transparent info-sharing as Japan releases treated water

South Korea is scrambling to carry out a budget of 64 billion won ($48.5 million) to prop up the consumption of seafood, adding more funds could be allocated if needed. The size of the budget is to double next year.

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Fukushima wastewater released into the ocean, China bans all Japanese seafood

China reiterated its firm opposition to the plan and said the Japanese government had not proved that the water discharged would be safe.

3 years ago
Environment

Explainer: How Japan will release treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant

Japan and scientific organizations say the released water is safe, but environmental activists argue that all the possible impacts have not been studied. Japan says it needs to start releasing the water as storage tanks are full.

3 years ago
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