Eco-Business

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.

As captive coal plants support Indonesia’s growing nickel industry, communities in North Maluku and Central Sulawesi shoulder the burden.

Indonesia holds the world’s largest nickel reserves and has rapidly expanded production, which a new study says has grown roughly tenfold over the past decade.

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Research suggests that children who grow up closely connected to their surroundings can develop sophisticated understandings of their local environment.

Oleh Hanna Samosir

Oleh Elizabeth Claire Alberts

Oleh Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

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Mineral security is not just about access to resources but about control over value chains. India’s response must be strategic, not reactive. Oleh Animesh Ghosh dan Soumit Pandey

Workers in an electronic manufacturing factory in a Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) area in Laguna.

The World Bank has made a volte-face on industrial policy. Southeast Asian countries will need to consider the new policy, but calibrate it across vastly different national contexts. Oleh Marco Kamiya

A system built on renewables introduces new risks, as critical bottlenecks shift to refining, processing, and mineral-supply chains. Oleh Dianne Araral dan Eduardo Araral

The Trump Administration has broken with the tradition of pursuing its national interests in tandem with an emphasis on alliances and values. Southeast Asian countries will respond accordingly. Oleh Derek Grossman

Oleh Hossain Ahmed Taufiq dan Jonas Gamso

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Oleh Vaibhav Chowdhary dan Shubham Jain

Oleh Rick van der Ploeg dan Rabah Arezki

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Speakers at Unlocking capital for sustainability Indonesia 2026 discuss how Indonesia can power its mineral boom without compromising climate goals or community trust

A Thai firm has built the country's first homes that runs on solar power for 24 hours a day, using a hybrid of solar PV panels and fuel cells.

Japanese firms venture into solar energy storage using discarded electric vehicle batteries, complementing the country's move to continue building more solar power plants.

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A small-scale miner in Bicol, Philippines

Critical minerals will be central to this year’s Asean meetings, said environment assistant secretary Noralene Uy, as the Philippines ushers the region towards domestic processing as summit chair.

Pro-miners argue that deep-sea mining is essential to enable the energy transition. On the Eco-Business podcast, Sian Owen of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition argues why nature's last frontier should be protected, not exploited.

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