Asia Pacific‘s leading platform for sustainable development
News / #human rights
As online platforms expand throughout the country, red tagging and fabricating Indigenous consent can spread faster, enabling land grabs and rights abuses against Indigenous Peoples, found research by nonprofit Asia Centre.
This month marks the 10th anniversary of a marine disaster in Vietnam, caused by the release of toxic chemicals by the Formosa steel plant off the coast of Hà Tĩnh province.
Corporate Responsibility
Asia demonstrates least transparency on AI safeguards for workers: report
Only 7 per cent of more than a thousand firms surveyed in the region are using artificial intelligence with adequate safeguards to help workers adapt to the technology’s impact, according to new analysis by AI Company Data Initiative.
A report on the Southeast Pacific squid fishery – largely operated by Chinese vessels – reveals labour abuses, shark finning and weak oversight on the high seas.
All #human rights News
5 March 2026
Food & Agriculture
Migrant fishers’ deaths expose unchecked power at sea: study
25 February 2026
12 February 2026
Policy & Finance
Indigenous rights should be at the heart of climate commitments
4 February 2026
Carbon & Climate
The Amazon rainforest and five reasons for hope
27 January 2026
22 January 2026
19 January 2026
14 January 2026
9 January 2026
2 January 2026
Policy & Finance
How LGBTQ+ rights funding collapsed in 2025
29 December 2025
Carbon & Climate
Eco-Business’ 10 most read stories of 2025
15 December 2025
Policy & Finance
Climate change in court: cases to watch in 2026
11 December 2025
8 December 2025
3 December 2025
Most popular
-
![A sweet sarghom plantation in Kijang, Bintan, Indonesia.]()
Exclusive Sweet sorghum plantations are to be grown on depleted bauxite mining sites in Bintan, a historical hub for … -
![Logging in Sabah]()
News / Carbon & Climate
Malaysian youths file climate lawsuit against government for failure to act on deforestation
The judicial review application at the Kuala Lumpur High Court demands urgent action to halt escalating deforestation and … -
![A typical hyper-scaler data centre consumes water equivalent to the volume used by 30-50,000 people every day]()
Exclusive Indonesia’s new capital Nusantara and the Malaysian states of Perak and Pahang were raised as examples by industry … -
![Chinese workers install solar panels2]()
But weaker global growth from uncertain environment, could affect demand for Chinese exports, says Asian Development Bank senior … -
![Deep_Sea_Mining_Octopus_Coral]()
News / Water
Deep-sea mining rules stall despite mounting urgency
Global efforts to regulate deep-sea mining face delays – as unresolved rules and unilateral moves heighten uncertainty over … -
![Image of Taiwan's Porrima]()
News / Policy & Finance
Taiwan to deploy zero-emissions vessel to Palau in climate diplomacy push
The Porrima project anchors broader Pacific partnerships on clean energy, resilience and infrastructure.
Receive the latest insights daily or weekly.
Strategic Organisations
