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Manufacturing
‘We all need to do better’: Indonesia’s fires test the credibility of sustainable palm oil
With 1.9 million hectares affected by fires in Indonesia, the palm oil industry faces questions over what sustainability certification can deliver – and who should be held accountable when fires occur.
Research in the Sindh Basin in Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, in the northwestern Himalayas, has identified the elevations where many springs receive their water.
The flow of bank credit to climate-vulnerable regions remains low, with lending heavily concentrated in major commercial areas, including Dhaka.
Food & Agriculture
Taiwan’s tea growers rethink farming as climate pressures intensify
Alishan, a mountain region in central Taiwan, is famous for producing the prized high-mountain tea, but its tea production has declined in recent years.
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20 October 2026
Food & Agriculture
India’s forest communities build livelihoods beyond timber
15 October 2026
13 October 2026
Food & Agriculture
Women lead the fight against Uttarakhand’s forest fires
Food & Agriculture
Nepal’s women fight for ownership of the land they tend
8 October 2026
Food & Agriculture
As fires spread, Indonesia’s rubber growers turn to traditional knowledge
2 October 2026
22 September 2026
2 September 2026
Carbon & Climate
Coal pollution grips coastal Bangladesh as safeguards fail
20 August 2026
Food & Agriculture
Young Indian farmers using agri-tech could narrow a generational gap
30 July 2026
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Food & Agriculture
Vietnam's coffee boom rooted in decades of deforestation: report
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Food & Agriculture
Ladakh’s apricot lifeline challenged by a changing climate
10 July 2026
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Carbon & Climate
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