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8 July 2021

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Carbon & Climate

From AI-enabled devices to low cost monitoring systems: How technology can save our seas

4 June 2021

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Cities

Cities urged to build upwards but ditch skyscraper obsession

1 June 2021

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Waste

Why a national ban on single-use plastic may not be the best solution for waste-choked Philippines

24 May 2021

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Green Buildings

Bangkok's micro homes: A model for slum dwelling in Covid-19?

17 May 2021

Nayong Pilipino Foundation Covid vaccine facility

Cities

Manila’s mega Covid-19 vaccination site is a threat to urban forest and access to vaccines, activists say

11 February 2021

Tips for a more sustainable CNY

Lifestyle

4 ways to have a more sustainable Chinese New Year

27 January 2021

Klean's reverse vending machines are scaling up their plastic waste movement across Southeast Asia

Waste

Malaysian reverse vending machine startup eyes scale to tackle plastic crisis

21 January 2021

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Manufacturing

The fashion industry needs a deep transformation. Manufacturers hold the key to circularity.

14 January 2021

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Green Buildings

Five years after the earthquake, can Nepal rebuild sustainably?

2 December 2020

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Cities

Left vacant by Covid-19, can offices become homes to fix housing shortages?

30 November 2020

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Policy & Finance

Advertisements harm the planet, researchers say

20 November 2020

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Green Buildings

'First line of defense': Covid-19 prompts rethink in role of buildings

11 November 2020

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Waste

New Zealand start-up uses pineapple leaves and algae to make sustainable shoes

9 November 2020

Hong Kong sound designer Kan Hei-chun records sounds in Garden Hill, Sham Shui Po district, Hong Kong

Cities

Sounds and the city: Artists put Asia's changing urban identity on tape

25 September 2020

Nature based solutions

Policy & Finance

Protecting and investing in nature is worthwhile, but hurdles remain, sustainability leaders say

23 September 2020

Women farmers harvesting citronella grass plants in Bukidnon in the Visayas region of the Philippines

Corporate Responsibility

How Philippine social enterprises battered by the lockdown are staying afloat

22 September 2020

Development and construction continues on a large scale housing project of over 600 homes in Oceanside, California, U.S.

Green Buildings

Wood, metal, paper and fabric can help cut climate-harming plastics

21 September 2020

Marina Bay Waterfront Promenade in Singapore

Cities

Singapore, Helsinki and Zurich top index of world's smartest cities

17 September 2020

Urban farming on the rooftop of a Hong Kong building

Cities

Governments urged to invest more in green cities to beat coronavirus slump

10 September 2020

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Cities

'Self-sufficient' Chinese city to reflect coronavirus lessons

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