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22 April 2020

A woman with her baby at a bus stop in Delhi. Women in developing countries are being hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. Image: rajput/​SOPA Images/​Shutterstock

Carbon & Climate

How the coronavirus pandemic is changing people and our planet

20 April 2020

coveralls made from eco-bag material

Waste

Eco-friendly gear: Southeast Asia finds ways to minimise waste during coronavirus outbreak

16 April 2020

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Policy & Finance

Forest fires rage in northern Thailand

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Cities

Indonesia’s new capital in Borneo on hold amid Covid-19 crisis

15 April 2020

Nadiah Rosli, project director, Malaysia, Internews Network. Image: Nadiah Rosli

Carbon & Climate

Nadiah Rosli joins Internews as Malaysia project director

14 April 2020

Cambodian garment worker

Manufacturing

'Please, we are not animals': Virus fears weigh on Cambodia's garment workers

9 April 2020

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Food & Agriculture

Coronavirus thumps palm oil demand

Olam coffee Vietnam

Food & Agriculture

Can better traceability brew up a sustainable recipe for coffee?

8 April 2020

Elim Sritaba, chief sustainability officer of Asia Pulp and Paper, with Pak Suryono, a farmer who previously used slash-and-burn techniques to prepare land for cultivation. Image: APP

Food & Agriculture

24 hours with... APP chief sustainability officer, Elim Sritaba

H&M Tokyo store

Manufacturing

H&M in talks to support Bangladesh workers as lockdowns hit livelihoods

7 April 2020

Indonesian fishers

Food & Agriculture

As Covid-19 hit seafood sales, Indonesian fishers worry about sinking livelihood

6 April 2020

Aveda products, promoted as using post-consumer recycled plastic.

Waste

Coronavirus-induced oil price plunge is hurting the circular economy for plastic

5 April 2020

Tan Szue Hann is, among other roles, chairman of sustainability for Singapore Institute of Architects. He says students need to be aware that "they do have agency in contributing towards environmental sustainability." Image: Tann Szue Hann

Green Buildings

How I got here... architect and green building advocate, Tan Szue Hann

3 April 2020

Flooding in Glodok

Carbon & Climate

How Asia’s megacities can benefit from mangroves and other natural climate solutions

Beverley Postma takes over from Darrel Webber as chief executive of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil.

Food & Agriculture

RSPO appoints Food Industry Asia founder Beverley Postma as new CEO

30 March 2020

china coal plant in the afternoon

Carbon & Climate

Asia Pacific faring poorly on SDGs, marching backwards for two goals—UN

24 March 2020

plastic trash ocean philippines

Waste

Will Coke's new recycling facility help ease the Philippines' plastic woes?

23 March 2020

Ma Jun director of the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs PRC

Policy & Finance

Ma Jun: ‘We’re at a crossroads for environmental protection’

22 March 2020

Chennai residents, water crisis, MS Nagar

Water

What's being done to fix water scarcity in Asia's most water-stressed countries?

20 March 2020

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Carbon & Climate

Covid-19: Compound growth could kill us — or make us stronger

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