The boom in AI-driven biodiversity tracking is attracting NGOs, tech firms and investors, yet governance remains patchy, with experts warning that the race to automate conservation is outpacing rules designed to keep it honest.
From Thailand’s elephant plains to the Philippines’ coral sanctuaries, these destinations share one belief: that tourism must give back more than it takes. In Southeast Asia, ecotourism isn’t just about seeing nature – it’s about keeping it alive.
The Philippines is expected to include forestry targets when it updates its nationally determined contributions at COP30, where host country Brazil is also set to launch the Tropical Forests Forever Fund. Will the deforestation-hit Southeast Asian country stand to gain from it?
About 86 per cent of firms in the region use, or plan to disclose aspects of the business related to forests and biodiversity, under the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures framework, a survey found.
If global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, more severe heatwaves and droughts will make landscape fires more frequent and intense worldwide.
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Hamish Clarke
The classification of animals as ‘property’ underpins harsh judicial decisions and continues to plague the lives of animals in India.
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Ashima Sharma
Social innovation and entrepreneurship offer alternative ways forward, and both South Korea and China have demonstrated how it can be integrated into the mainstream and leverage market mechanisms.
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François Bonnici
Indonesian environmental campaigners took a novel approach to raising climate awareness by publishing five children's books about the country's environmental issues. This podcast explores their creative process and the public's response.
A researcher lived with camel herders in Inner Mongolia for years to find out how they're coping with both conservation schemes and modernisation. He tells the Eco-Business Podcast about their challenges and lessons for the world.