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Special Reports
This section features in-depth special reports by our editorial team on various issues related to sustainable development in the region and beyond.
News / Food & Agriculture
Are Southeast Asia’s organic farmers more resilient to fertiliser price spikes?
Organic farmers in Malaysia and Indonesia have built small-scale models of food security and fairer trade for local communities. However, there are challenges to widespread adoption, including the time needed to improve soil health and expertise required to implement organic practices, experts say.
News / Food & Agriculture
Inside Singapore’s fish port, where experts say traceability gaps risk endangered species
Without traceability in the fisheries supply chain into Singapore, the catch traded at Jurong Fishery Port cannot be labelled "sustainable", say conservationists. The government says it supports sustainable fisheries management practices in line with international obligations and national laws.
The Philippines’ ambition to become a data centre hub is running up against high electricity prices and a coal-heavy grid.
News / Corporate Responsibility
Philippines under pressure to improve the rights of nickel miners amid global talks on critical minerals
Opaque labour practices are blamed for alleged abuses of nickel mining workers’ rights, according to a recent study, but will the inclusion of language on labour rights at the world’s biggest climate talks be the fundamental step to ease their plight?
All Special Reports
15 November 2025
News / Carbon & Climate
In pictures: Carbon, cooperation and soft diplomacy at COP30’s Asian pavilions
28 October 2025
News / Lifestyle
Rewilding travel: Southeast Asia’s top ecotourism destinations
27 August 2025
24 August 2025
20 August 2025
7 July 2025
30 May 2025
News / Carbon & Climate
Sustainability Leadership A-List 2025: Asia Pacific's most impactful changemakers
16 April 2025
News / Policy & Finance
‘Not as easy as filling USAID’s gap’: How philanthropies in Southeast Asia are stepping up
10 April 2025
News / Policy & Finance
Ways to improve Malaysia’s ecological fiscal transfers
8 April 2025
News / Carbon & Climate
Bright spots in the dark: Tracking Malaysia's fiscal transfers for nature conservation
19 March 2025
News / Policy & Finance
Insights: Transforming Asia – Mobilising finance at speed and scale
12 March 2025
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