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Food & Agriculture
War and climate stress push Afghan farmers to the brink
Afghanistan’s conflicts repeatedly hurt its farmers who endure droughts, floods and rising financial uncertainty.
Manufacturing
Beneath Indonesia’s big EV dreams loom local costs
Two upcoming projects aim to push the country’s EV industry forward – but without changes to the law, experts fear they could perpetuate local harms.
Through a $50,000 sustainability education grant, students are turning personal experiences of environmental change into real-world projects.
Findings from a new report reveal that current regulatory frameworks fall short of meeting the assessment criteria for financial regulation of global biodiversity targets.
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Food & Agriculture
Homestead farming is empowering Indigenous women in central India
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Food & Agriculture
Kerala Adivasi families emancipated by growing yam, tapioca
30 January 2026
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Carbon & Climate
How climate change reshaped the wild in 2025
3 December 2025
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Food & Agriculture
Asia’s banks are failing to grasp growing food system risks: study
26 November 2025
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Policy & Finance
At COP30, focus on wildfire prevention amid record destruction
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News / Energy
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News / Food & Agriculture
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