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Eksklusif The South Asian country's decades-long conservation efforts, bolstered by Restore Bhutan’s goal of bringing 50,000 hectares of degraded landscapes back to health by 2030, have earned the kingdom a place among the 2026 Earthshot Prize finalists.

The Philippines’ new critical-minerals policy targets at least 9 million hectares (22 million acres) of prospective mineral areas, more than 11 times the land currently covered by approved mining projects, according to an environmental legal group.

Coral reefs, medieval coastal castles and mangrove forests on UNESCO’s World Heritage list now share something in common: Precise digital boundaries.

Past very strong El Niño events, with record heat, drought, precipitation, floods, and wildfires, have taken a toll in human lives, human health, national and community economies, and ecosystems. Some effects can linger as much as a decade, after these events.

Oleh Hans Nicholas Jong, Irfan Maulana

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More than 1,500 vessels stranded by the Strait of Hormuz blockade risk spreading invasive marine species when they resume voyages, posing a wider biosecurity threat. Oleh Chad Hewitt, Mario Tamburri, Ian Davidson dan Gregory Ruiz

As biodiversity loss accelerates, a new natural history curriculum seeks to rebuild young people’s connection with nature through fieldwork, observation and ecological understanding. Oleh Seirian Sumner

The Indian Kashmiri mountain town of Gulmarg

Warmer winters are affecting the nutrient cycles that plants rely on to survive. Oleh Stephanie Kivlin, Aimee Classen, Lara A. Souza

A critically endangered Sumatran elephant found dead in a pulpwood plantation in Riau, Sumatra raises questions about the accountability of concession holders in Indonesia, argues Aida Greenbury. Oleh Aida Greenbury

Oleh Shaun Seow

Kebijakan & Keuangan

What COP30 must do

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Oleh Syed Shariq Hussein

Oleh Ulrike Decoene

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The impact documentary exploring Asia's mounting waste crisis – and its solutions – is now streaming exclusively for Eco-Business subscribers.

Mining operations at Altai Philippines Mining Corporation have been suspended for now, after week-long protests from locals of Sibuyan Island in Romblon, who claimed the extraction of nickel ore will disrupt the island’s intact ecosystems.

Eksklusif In this exclusive interview to mark Earth Day, Eco-Business speaks to Dr Sylvia Earle, oceanographer and founder of Mission Blue, who draws the link between our climate crisis and the health of our oceans.

From conflict to co-existence: Earthworm Foundation has come up with a solution to managing human-elephant conflict in palm oil plantations in Sabah.

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The chief of a Manila-based nonprofit that advocates for climate finance transparency tells the EB Podcast that so-called Filipino resilience to natural disasters should not be an “excuse” for developers to dodge accountability for substandard flood control projects.

A report by WWF finds that Hong Kong could lose 25 per cent of its biodiversity to new developments such as the North Metropolis.

A new report predicts Hong Kong could lose one quarter of its wildlife to new developments. WWF Hong Kong conservation head Dr Bosco Chan and Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden's Dr Stephan Gale tell the EB Podcast that developers must build in ways that protect nature and bolster climate resilience.

Ani Dasgupta, CEO of World Resources Institute

The chief executive of World Resources Institute also told the Eco-Business Podcast that the gutting of USAID is less of a concern than how to unlock private capital for climate and nature in developing countries.

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