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23 October 2018

A global study found an average of 20 pieces of microplastic per 10 grams of stools. Image: Pixabay

Food & Agriculture

Plastic found in human faeces

17 October 2018

plastic waste beach thailand

Waste

Thailand to ban plastic waste imports by 2021

15 October 2018

bhutan river

Policy & Finance

Environment and politics in Bhutan’s elections

9 October 2018

Bangkok floods boat

Carbon & Climate

RBF 2018 to spur action on SDGs

19 September 2018

Singapore's 'City in a Garden' plan has seen a network of parks, nature reserves and greened buildings span the 70 kilometre-squared island—but the country has just 0.5 per cent primary forest cover left. Image: Eco-Business

Green Buildings

Can Singapore, the city in a garden, grow into a city in nature?

18 September 2018

pakistani children water

Water

In Pakistan, a high mountain water pipe brings a bonus: peace

14 September 2018

An energy-efficient cooler from Airbitat was one of the exhibits at the Sustainable Solutions Expo. Image: UN Global Compact Network Singapore

Lifestyle

More Asian firms are selling sustainability—but are consumers buying it?

10 September 2018

urban farm hydroponics

Food & Agriculture

Why we need to rethink how we produce food

9 September 2018

GraviPlant facade

Green Buildings

From breathing walls to rain-harvesting canopies: The coolest tech at Singapore Green Building Week

7 September 2018

morning dew

Water

Airborne potable water can banish thirst

4 September 2018

His Excellency Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister, Sri Lanka delivering the keynote address. Image: SIWW

Water

Singapore International Water Week 2018: A milestone in water

3 September 2018

A burning peatland inside the area palm oil concession of PT Sumatera Unggul Makmur in West Kalimantan on 22 August 2018. Image: Greenpeace

Carbon & Climate

Deforestation is a bigger climate threat than 'green' coal, says Indonesian official

lady at the well in Maharashtra

Water

Squeezing profits from a dry rock: Business models for a water-scarce world

30 August 2018

tibet river

Water

Global warming to increase water in South Asian rivers

29 August 2018

bangladesh coal plant

Energy

Tiny hydropower plant lights up a remote hill village in Bangladesh

28 August 2018

students leyte

Water

Half the world's schools lack clean water, toilets and handwashing

21 August 2018

mekong river dams construction

Energy

Laos dam disaster hasn't dampened region's thirst for hydropower

13 August 2018

In a rousing keynote address during the Singapore International Water Week’s Water Leaders Summit, former United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon called for more global partnerships to tackle the world’s water problems.

Water

Top 10 moments from the Singapore International Water Week 2018

klang river malaysia

Cities

A river restored breathes new life into Kuala Lumpur

8 August 2018

Man on a longyi

Water

How Japanese technology is cleaning Myanmar's polluted waterways

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