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Lessons from the rush to reforestTree-growing projects must match the right species with the right location, and put local communities at the front and centre of operations. -
Global rainforest loss 'relentless' in 2020, but Southeast Asia offers hopeCutting down forests has major implications on climate goals. Primary forest loss last year jumped about 12 per cent from 2019, with Brazil having the highest deforestation rates, while Indonesia and Malaysia seeing some improvements.
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New platform aims to reveal dam and climate impacts on the MekongResearchers hope the tool, which provides satellite imagery, maps and data, will show effects of dam building and climate change in the Mekong basin. -
'How will they survive?': Myanmar coup cuts lifeline for migrants' familiesMore than four million Myanmar migrants work overseas, sending money to their families back home that amounted to US$2.4 billion in 2019.
Opinion
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Four things Asia’s energy sector must do in 2021 to meet climate goals– Renewables could spur the post-pandemic recovery in Asia. But as this year’s climate change conference approaches, the region's energy planners have a lot of catching up to do. -
RCEP: What’s in it for Asia and the Pacific?– The signing on 15 November 2020 of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement concluded 8 years of negotiations among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Australia, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and New Zealand. -
Will China’s carbon-neutrality pledge green BRI investments?– The news that China will move to low-carbon energy investments domestically is a wake-up call for policymakers in countries that receive Belt and Road finance for infrastructure development
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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An electrifying solution to improve livelihoods– In line with the Sustainable Development Goals' aim to eradicate poverty, a Japanese multinational electronics firm is providing power supply stations, solar storage and products to countries with little or no access to electricity.
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Water-saving tech, veg gardens grow hope in Myanmar's Dry Zone– In parched lands, families grow food in gardens using drip irrigation, hydroponics and soil moisture sensors to cut down on over-irrigation and save water.
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Rockefeller renews call to help cities become stronger– The Rockefeller Foundation is looking for more cities willing to build economic, social and physical resilience amid a rapidly urbanising world. Submission of applications for the 100 Resilient Cities Challenge ends on September 10.
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