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Transport

UN maritime chief links rise of dark fleet to worker abuses

Seafarers face rising threats as shadow fleets and weak oversight of the industry endanger the backbone of global trade.
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Transport

UN maritime chief links rise of dark fleet to worker abuses

Seafarers face rising threats as shadow fleets and weak oversight of the industry endanger the backbone of global trade.
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Cities

Gay marriage but no hate crime laws: Thai LGBTQ+ activists see gap

Despite its marriage equality law, Thailand lacks a legal framework to track and punish hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community.
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Policy & Finance

Global asset or frontier for extraction? COP30 is a reckoning for the Amazon

Governments of the Amazon are reaffirming their goals of pursuing green investment – all while expanding fossil fuel exploration and mining.

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28 August 2025

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Water

More must be done to protect fishers from piracy

22 August 2025

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Transport

How shipping's flags of convenience endanger seafarers

15 August 2025

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Water

Smuggled mercury shows extent of illegal Amazon gold mining

24 March 2025

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Policy & Finance

Indonesian watchdog urges legal action against environmental crime 'cartels'

12 March 2025

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Policy & Finance

The lingering impacts of Duterte's brutal 'war on drugs' on law and civil society in the Philippines

13 February 2025

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Cities

'Don’t buy wildlife': Bali tourism trade peddles threatened primate skulls

6 February 2025

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Energy

Where are the critical minerals flashpoints in 2025?

4 February 2025

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Transport

How European companies feed the global shadow fleet

31 January 2025

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Carbon & Climate

Q&A: ‘We must avoid more conflicts or injustice being caused by mineral extraction’

16 January 2025

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Cities

New technology drives Bangladesh’s efforts against wildlife crimes

14 January 2025

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Cities

The scientists who risk it all for research

16 December 2024

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Policy & Finance

Ecocide: Should destroying nature be an international crime?

4 December 2024

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Policy & Finance

In Thailand, SLAPP laws are silencing environmental journalists and activists

28 October 2024

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Policy & Finance

REDD+ doesn’t work without Indigenous peoples, but fails to engage them: report

21 October 2024

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Food & Agriculture

RSPO finds Samsung palm oil subsidiary violated Indigenous rights in Sumatra

11 October 2024

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Policy & Finance

Green bonds, red flags: Cambodia’s microfinance crisis deepens amid sustainability push

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