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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? -
Consulting firm and Dutch university team up to spur growth of cage-free egg industry in AsiaFood & Agriculture
Consulting firm and Dutch university team up to spur growth of cage-free egg industry in Asia
More food companies such as Tesco have pledged to go cage-free. Suppliers need to catch up, but know-how is lacking. Can training centres in Indonesia and China plug the gap?
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Bangkok on track for more green spaces with park on old train lineSky park shows how space-starved cities can repurpose unused land for green spaces that can ease the effects of climate change. -
Can crowd investors spur the clean energy transition?Where developers struggle to raise funds, crowdfunding platforms can help clean energy projects get off the ground. But what are the risks involved in such investments, and what should individuals look out for before committing their money?
Opinion
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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. -
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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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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Out at sea but not out of touch: Can technology make seafood traceable?– Fishermen are often cut off from land for weeks out at sea. But a new technology enables them to be connected with loved ones, while boosting the traceability of their catch.
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This man turned an opium field into a sustainable coffee farm in Thailand– Watch this charming video of how Thai farmer Somsak Sriphumthong got rid of a destructive opium field and helped curb deforestation and downstream flooding with his organic and sustainable coffee farm.
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Thai homes score world's first in storing sunshine– A Thai firm has built the country's first homes that runs on solar power for 24 hours a day, using a hybrid of solar PV panels and fuel cells.
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