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Fish farms turn to AI, recirculating systems to scale up sustainable aquacultureA smart floating fish farm has launched in Singapore, with high-tech solutions that can be scaled up in the region. How do recirculating aquaculture systems help relieve pressure on overfished and increasingly polluted oceans? -
Guarding against the coronavirus, sustainably: Are reuseable face masks the answer?With surgical masks selling out all over Asia as the Covid-19 coronavirus spreads, how can concerned citizens help to protect themselves and others without damaging the planet? And are the more sustainable methods the safest?
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Food and beverage industry: No plans to totally discard plasticPlastic restrictions are sweeping Asia, but the sustainability chief of a regional food and beverage trade association says such measures are not the most effective solution. The industry cannot do without packaging, says Edwin Seah. -
‘Plastic-eating enzyme’ marketed in Southeast Asia alleged to be a scamA formula developed by a South African scientist, billed as an eco solution to plastic waste, pests and livestock nutrition, has been challenged by former business partners to be 'fraudulent' after forensic tests. The solution has been trialed in three countries in the region.
Opinion
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In Asia, finance may be the most effective weapon in the climate fight– Following in the footsteps of the European and US markets, green finance across Asia has taken off in the last five years. How has sustainable finance evolved across the region? -
Southeast Asia and the right to safe water– More than 100 million people live without access to safe water in Southeast Asia. What can be done to improve that and to protect clean water sources? -
Why 'bold action' on climate in Asia means nothing short of a moratorium on fossil fuel financePolicy & Finance
Why 'bold action' on climate in Asia means nothing short of a moratorium on fossil fuel finance
– While Japanese and Singapore banks have begun to recognise climate risks as bad for business, policies adopted are far too lenient to meet the targets set by the science, argues Shin Furuno.
Videos
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Eco-Business releases Arctic Awakening– Produced and directed by Eco-Business managing editor Jessica Cheam and video journalist Fraser Morton, who journeyed to Norway earlier this year, the documentary has played to thousands of visitors at Marina Bay Sands’ ArtScience museum since its premiere on 4 October.
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Arctic Awakening: What the North Pole's melting ice means for Asia– Eco-Business releases the trailer for a documentary that traces the relationship between ecosystems in the North Pole and Asia, in the second edition of its flagship campaign on climate action, Changing Course.
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Secret cameras expose Singapore's recycling habits– Why is Singapore's domestic recycling rate so abysmal? Little cameras were hidden in the blue bins around the country to find out how people are recycling—or not.
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Highlights from Ecosperity Week 2019– Eminent speakers and thousands of attendees discussed strategies for a resource-efficient future at Ecosperity Week 2019. As they heard about the science of global warming, delegates were called upon to be part of the solution.
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