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Covid-era Southeast Asia is showing an appetite for farm-to-table tourismThe pandemic has awoken a desire for conscientious dining that connects consumers with local farmers. How is the region's tourism and hospitality industry responding? -
Covid-19 lockdown gives rise to deforestation across Asia and South AmericaReduced monitoring by enforcement authorities and social upheaval have both been cited as reasons for the increase in logging activity in Indonesia, Nepal, Cambodia, Myanmar and Brazil.
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Vietnamese rubber giant razes indigenous lands as Cambodian government grapples with legacy land issuesFood & Agriculture
Vietnamese rubber giant razes indigenous lands as Cambodian government grapples with legacy land issues
While indigenous communities in Cambodia stayed home to stem the Covid-19 outbreak, a Vietnamese rubber firm bulldozed their land. Experts say disputes arising from Cambodia's complicated land management system will be difficult to resolve. -
Digital lifeline for women running Asia's small businessesThe digital gap exacerbates risks for small businesses across Southeast Asia after coronavirus lockdowns.
Opinion
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Roving bandits and looted coastlines: How the global appetite for sand is fuelling a crisisPolicy & Finance
Roving bandits and looted coastlines: How the global appetite for sand is fuelling a crisis
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Covid-19 has made HR the most important job in sustainability– Four in five of the world’s workforce is on lockdown due to Covid-19, with no end in sight. The post-pandemic world order needs one familiar function to tie social sustainability together – human resources. -
River deltas are ‘drowning’, threatening hundreds of millions of people– Many of the world’s deltas are facing an existential crisis. Better management of river sediment is vital. For dams specifically, environmental risk assessments that fully cost the consequences for downstream regions are required.
Videos
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Which is Southeast Asia's most advanced clean energy nation?– Southeast Asian nations are racing to bring clean, affordable power to their people, but one country is outrunning them all. How can states make their renewable energy transition a success?
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Clothing the Loop: Art made from textile scraps shows the true cost of fashion– An abandoned garment factory in Phnom Penh is reclaimed by artists in a haunting exhibition that depicts the impact of the fashion industry on the environment.
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Thailand's AIT invents 'off the grid' solar toilet and sewer system– The Asian Institute of Technology demonstrates how the heat from solar power can help disinfect septic tanks at the recently held Reinvent the Toilet exhibition in New Delhi, India.
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