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The Sirsiya River, once central to daily life, agriculture, and religious rituals in southern Nepal, is now heavily polluted with industrial waste and sewage, rendering it a public health hazard.

10 Feb 2026

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Unseasonal rains, pest outbreaks and land degradation are driving crop losses in India, while toxins, poor grain quality and delayed harvests threaten health and incomes.

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Ramon “Chin-Chin” Uy Jr is a sustainable food entrepreneur based on Negros Island in the Philippines, which recently hosted the global “good food” movement Slow Food’s first-ever regional conference in Asia and the Pacific.

Palm oil forest carbon

Palm oil players welcomed the new standard, which also covers traceability requirements for Scope 3 emissions. However, it does not cover the measurement of forest carbon yet, which the standard setter said it needs more time to develop.

2 February 2026

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22 January 2026

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20 January 2026

Cooking oil shelf

19 January 2026

Technicians at Burgos Wind and Solar Farm

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26 December 2025

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22 December 2025

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11 December 2025

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3 December 2025

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2 December 2025

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Cows bathing in Lake Toba, north Sumatra.

27 November 2025

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21 November 2025

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20 November 2025

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