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7 May 2019

oil palm plantation workers take a rest from work

30 April 2019

Haze story creative

18 April 2019

Celukan Bawang Greenpeace1

15 April 2019

a sea of plastic bottles lined up

3 April 2019

smallholder farming

2 April 2019

A shopping mall in Singapore. More than half of Singapore consumers believe businesses have a responsibility to ensure their supply chains are free from environmental harm or negative social practices. Image: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/levoodoo/4391795562/">Lip Jin Lee</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">CC BY-NC 2.0</a>

A stack of printers at e-waste recycling facility Virogreen. SMEs find it hard to recycle bulky used electronics, so they are either stored in offices or dumped. Image: Eco-Business

30 March 2019

27 March 2019

Electronic waste being processed in an informal setting in Thailand. Image: Basel Action Network

rubber plantation bintan

22 March 2019

Rice farming is critical to Cambodia's economy and food security, but the crop contributes to loss of natural habitat in the Southeast Asian country. Image:

13 March 2019

What used to be Boeung Kak lake in Phnom Penh before it was filled in.

Meat from plants - an Impossible Burger

12 March 2019

grab taxi neck pillow

The Plastikophobia sculpture was made from 18,000 cups collected from hawker centres in Singapore in a 10-hour period. Image: Laura Francois

7 March 2019

Chao Phraya river

5 March 2019

Albaba Singles Day 2018 Global Shopping Festival

1 March 2019

26 February 2019

The Banten Suralaya coal complex in Banten, Java. The station will use ultra-supercritical technology, and is mainly funded by state utility PLN with financial advice from DBS Bank. Image: Greenpeace

18 February 2019

Young tree planters in the Philippines

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