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Gold mining is high risk and low paid, especially for the women who make up a third of the underground workforce.

Mid-way through a bumper election year, there are few gains for women in power.

China’s dramatic drop in air pollution may have prevented tens of thousands of suicides in the 2010s, researchers have found.

Thailand is still used as a hub for wildlife trafficking networks, and Muanpawong tells Eco-Business that judicial innovation is needed to address the transboundary nature of wildlife trade. Putting the poor in prisons doesn't help, she says.

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Oleh Ruth Kamnitzer

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Oleh Mohammad Al Masum Molla

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Women are emerging as formidable forces leading the way towards a more sustainable and climate-aligned world in the region. For example, more women are taking on the role of chief sustainability officers. Oleh Jessica Robinson

Rohingya refugees sit on a makeshift boat as they are interrogated by the Border Guard Bangladesh

Most Rohingya end up in the Aceh province of Indonesia where they not only face hostility from locals, but more uncertainty about their future. Oleh Gabriela Fernando dan Sabina Puspita

India is behind in handling intimate partner violence. Getting on top of the problem requires reform in law, health policy and changing attitudes. Oleh Nishi Mitra vom Berg

As climate change makes smog and bushfires more common, people will die from air pollution at increasingly high rates – especially in densely populated cities. Oleh Yuming Guo dan Wenhua Yu

Oleh Gabriela Fernando dan Angie Bone

Oleh Chris Beyrer

Oleh Sanda Ojiambo

Oleh Sabina Puspita and Gabriela Fernando

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Women play a key role in developing innovations to push for sustainability, but barriers remain to their entry into STEM careers. To celebrate International Day of Women & Girls in Science, EB Impact speaks to three women in science on making an impact and pursuing careers in STEM.

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The stories of Malaysia’s indigenous tribes are now being captured through the fresh lenses of young female filmmakers. In this bilingual podcast recorded in English and Bahasa Melayu, they tell Eco-Business why they've picked up the camera.

What are the dangers of gender bias in technology design and what are the market opportunities for womentech—technologies that centre the needs of women?

Filipino commuters during Covid. Image: Commuters of Metro Manila

Eksklusif As the country plunges into a recession borne out of the pandemic, how can it get back on its feet? On this podcast, Eco-Business spoke to top Filipino environmentalist Loren Legarda on how conservation should not take a backseat to economic development.

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