Eco-Business

Through a $50,000 sustainability education grant, students are turning personal experiences of environmental change into real-world projects.

The state has seen protests in several villages over development projects and a pro-construction law local people say threatens their wetlands.

The loan is focused on investment in top tourist draws like Bohol and Siargao Island, which also suffer from strained water supply, according to the bank’s project brief.

Holiday makers on the beach in Singapore

Research from University of Queensland shows that travellers’ core values may remain intact, but a “vacation place identity” makes people feel freer and less accountable for their behaviour while away from home.

Oleh Julian Reingold

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Oleh Rhick Lars Albay

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As Bali demolishes a vibrant surf hub, critics argue informal doesn’t mean unsustainable – and luxury villas are doing more harm. Oleh Kim Dovey

Countries which govern half the world's territorial oceans have yet to integrate ocean-focused solutions into their nationally determined contributions, or NDCs, due for an update by February 2025. Oleh Ilana Seid

Bali has a unique opportunity to address plastic waste by integrating sustainable practices into the tourism experience. Oleh Attar Hikmahtiar Ramadan, Elprida Agustina dan Emenda Sembiring

India's Ladakh is seeing a form of tourism which relies on climate grief and a desire to escape toxic cities. Oleh Padma Rigzin dan Vasundhara Bhojvaid

Oleh Gui Lohmann

Oleh Rhett A. Butler

Oleh Trang Chu Minh

Oleh Patrick L. Osewe

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The veteran journalist talks to Eco-Business about how his Emmy-nominated documentary depicts the lives of environmental crusaders in Asia's deadliest country for guardians of the seas and forests.

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.

Dr Jane Goodall, known for her pioneering study of chimpanzees nearly 60 years ago in Tanzania, continues her work to conserve nature in Africa by joining an expedition to protect the continent’s highest peak.

The Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay is looking to build a sustainable marine community that relies on tidal power for low carbon electricity, food security from aquaculture, and eco-tourism for their livelihood. Watch the video here.

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Can the hotels sector, traditionally resource-intensive and wasteful, reinvent itself and go green? Eco-Business asks two hospitality executives about balancing post-Covid recovery, and if luxury can be made compatible with sustainability.

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