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Lifestyle

Shocking places where microplastics were found in 2025

New studies reveal plastic particles infiltrating human bodies, food systems and even the planet’s most remote ecosystems.
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Cities

AI, bans and facial scans: Digital frontiers in 2026

Gen Z protests, internet shutdowns, surveillance and AI: looking into the digital landscape of 2026.
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Energy

What next for the global governance of critical minerals?

The COP30 climate summit has brought these minerals, and China’s central role, to the fore of just transition debates.
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Cities

Rise in mild Karachi earthquakes prompts calls for disaster preparedness

The city’s building codes need enforcing, and the groundwater extraction that destabilises buildings needs controlling, say experts.

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3 December 2025

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Waste

In Delhi's e-waste hub, India's informal workers lose business

28 November 2025

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Transport

UN maritime chief links rise of dark fleet to worker abuses

27 November 2025

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Energy

Malaysian industries turn to AI and renewables to drive energy transition: survey

26 November 2025

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Water

Indonesian coastal villages in the dark over nickel pollution

25 November 2025

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Energy

Indonesia’s geothermal governance must empower local people

24 November 2025

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Cities

Strong governance and nature integration needed for cities to lead climate fight: Nik Nazmi

21 November 2025

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Food & Agriculture

At COP30, Brazil's farmers defend record on forests

12 November 2025

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Carbon & Climate

‘Tired of losing’: Twin typhoons expose deep wounds of corruption, climate injustice in the Philippines

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Green Buildings

Building sector's appetite for sustainability wanes amid cost and geopolitical concerns

11 November 2025

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Food & Agriculture

SD Guthrie chief calls out ‘no palm oil’ hypocrisy, urges true partnership among RSPO members

7 November 2025

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Energy

Falling technology costs and rising corporate demand make clean energy financially viable for businesses in Asia Pacific

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Food & Agriculture

Palm smallholders of Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand demand recognition as partners, not problems in palm oil industry

Bangkok, Thailand

Carbon & Climate

Bangkok imposes tougher diesel smoke limits from November 2025 to curb air pollution

3 November 2025

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Policy & Finance

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

2 November 2025

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Waste

Why are electronics giants taking India's e-waste rules to court?

28 October 2025

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Lifestyle

Rewilding travel: Southeast Asia’s top ecotourism destinations

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