Activism News
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How a small parish is leading the fight against coal in the PhilippinesFor almost a decade, this church in Atimonan, Quezon has been waging a war on coal. -
Environmental issues are top priority for Asia’s youthMore than 60 per cent of the world’s young people live in Asia-Pacific, where calls to protect the environment now ring the loudest.
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Indonesia to probe death of journalist being held for defaming palm oil companyMuhammad Yusuf, a journalist in Indonesia, reportedly died of a heart attack earlier this month while being held on charges of defaming a palm oil company owned by a powerful tycoon. -
China generates energy and controversy in ArgentinaChina's aggressive economic expansion is making environmentalists in Latin America's third-largest economy nervous. Will foreign investments in Argentina come at the cost of its environment?
Activism Opinion
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The future of corporate responsibility– Lack of policy support, protectionism and ethnic chauvinism around the world will not quell the responsible business movement, says Arabesque chairman Georg Kell. -
So…Trump is wrong about climate change, what are you doing about it?– Amidst a landscape of promises, targets and metrics, Charlotte Slaven explores what we should expect from “climate leaders” in 2018. -
Deforestation is accelerating, despite mounting efforts to protect tropical forests. What are we doing wrong?Food & Agriculture
Deforestation is accelerating, despite mounting efforts to protect tropical forests. What are we doing wrong?
– Despite a decade of intensifying efforts to slow tropical deforestation, tree cover loss has only increased. WRI's Frances Seymour examines factors contributing to continued deforestation and what can be done about it.
Videos
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Changing Course: The beginning– Changing Course, the Eco-Business film and photography exhibition, brought together thought leaders, NGOs, and Singapore businesses to discuss and learn about climate action.
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Eco-Business releases new documentary: From Asia to Antarctica– The new documentary weaves a tale between the two continents to tell the climate story through a unique Asian lens. Its team is set to travel to the Arctic next year in a new partnership with Explorer's Passage.
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From boxing Barbie to 'suffragette' flashmob—world to mark International Women's Day
Policy & Finance
From boxing Barbie to 'suffragette' flashmob—world to mark International Women's Day
– A study released on Wednesday shows women in every country still do far more unpaid work, like childcare and chores, than men. -
This engineer is using old cell phones to stop illegal logging– Logging scars landscapes, destroys habitats and is a major contributor to climate change. Here's how old Android smartphones--that might otherwise end up in a landfill-- are being used to stop illegal logging and curb climate change impacts.
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