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UN Food Systems Coordination Hub
What countries are learning as food systems come under pressure
A farmer waiting for rain. A school trying to serve healthier meals. A young person looking for work in agriculture but unable to access land or finance. A government trying …
UN Environment Programme
Climate action key to affordable housing, but buildings decarbonisation stalls
Decarbonisation of the buildings and construction sector has slowed, leaving it both a major emissions source and increasingly …
Equator Pure Nature Co., Ltd.
Indonesia’s pet industry sees skyrocketing growth as Pipper Standard launches ‘pet healthy’ product line
PT Visi Ragam Trigatra, Pipper Standard®’s Indonesian distributor, praises Wainman - CEO Peter Wainman as the “Green Tony …
Over 1,500 submissions from more than 100 countries; A*STAR commits up to S$2M annually for three years – …
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21 May 2026
Accountability Framework initiative (AFi)
NGOs launch new tool to help financial institutions address deforestation and human rights risks
The Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS
Powering Asean: Why grid ambition needs bankable transmission
19 May 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Subregions as the backbone of Asia-Pacific cooperation
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Weaving stronger cities in the Pacific together
15 May 2026
14 May 2026
11 May 2026
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Development gains in reverse: High debt servicing bears disproportionate impacts on women
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
El Niño likely to return: The case for early action
5 May 2026
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
New regional partnerships to drive joint environmental action in Central Asia
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific’s economic outlook under pressure from rising tensions and prices: report
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Satellite methane alerts expanded to coal and waste sectors, UNEP announces
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News / Transport & Logistics
Laos suspends fuel-powered vehicle imports in drive to accelerate EV adoption
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News / Cities
Trees sacrificed for ‘development’: advocates slam DENR’s green light for mass tree cutting in Philippines
The environment department has since paused the Manila operations amid public backlash but insists tree-cutting in Manila and …
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