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How can IoT make Asia's cities smarter and renewables pervasive?

...thanks to the transformative powers of the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT—which interconnects everyday objects likes street lamps and refrigerators to the internet, enabling them to ‘talk’ to us—has th...

2 Jan 2019

How can IoT make Asia's cities smarter and renewables pervasive?

News / Lifestyle

What happens to an ecotourism town when the wildlife doesn’t show?

...ters, until such time that there have been sightings for three days straight,” said Abetria, the tourism officer. “That’s when we inform the Department of Tourism that they can start ‘advertising’ tha...

1 Jul 2019

What happens to an ecotourism town when the wildlife doesn’t show?

News / Water

Thirsty world must wake up to looming water crisis, expert says

...ttention since being included in the United Nation's latest set of global goals due to be met by 2030 with targets for making water use more efficient and cutting the numbers going without. "It's cert...

31 Aug 2017

Thirsty world must wake up to looming water crisis, expert says

News / Food & Agriculture

Costa Rica coffee farmers brew up a carbon neutral future

...te specialist at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture. "It's the same as food safety and traceability. Consumers get more informed and they just want to know they're buying the right thin...

24 May 2018

Costa Rica coffee farmers brew up a carbon neutral future

Tea pickers in Kenya's Mount Kenya region.

News / Food & Agriculture

Can blockchain ensure Unilever's tea farmers produce a fairer brew?

...the start, not the end," said Andrew Voysey, director of sustainable finance at The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), which unveiled the project on Tuesday at the...

18 Dec 2017

Can blockchain ensure Unilever's tea farmers produce a fairer brew?

Opinion / Water

Why your water footprint doesn't matter

...t the reality is that the concept of footprints cannot be used for water in a way that is environmentally meaningful. The first flaw in the water footprint concept stems from the fact that water is re...

3 Oct 2018

Why your water footprint doesn't matter

Papua Diving, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

News / Lifestyle

Can this dive resort save the last paradise on earth?

...ties. After buying the turtles from the young fisherman, Ammer immediately put one of them back into the water. Shocked, the boy jumped in after it. He resurfaced without the turtle, but with question...

27 Mar 2018

Can this dive resort save the last paradise on earth?

News / Carbon & Climate

Scientists urge world leaders to ramp up targets to protect global biodiversity

...t that 25 to 75 per cent of regions or major ecosystems must be protected,” they write. The fact that there is such a wide range to scientists’ recommendations — from 25 to 75 per cent — demonstrates ...

1 Oct 2018

Scientists urge world leaders to ramp up targets to protect global biodiversity

News / Corporate Responsibility

From tourism to coffee, young Thais blend profit with social good

...to set up Local Alike, a travel consultancy that promotes sustainable tourism in 70 villages. "I grew up in the same situation where there weren't many economic opportunities, so it attracts me to wor...

9 Oct 2017

From tourism to coffee, young Thais blend profit with social good

News / Cities

Drowning in data? Cities develop code for a smarter future

...to what end. "The real people on the streets sometimes feel like technology is something that is done to them, not necessarily with them or for them," said Jason Whittet, associate director for soluti...

23 Nov 2018

Drowning in data? Cities develop code for a smarter future

News / Carbon & Climate

Dirty industry undermines push to curb global warming - ex-UN climate chief

...ternational initiative that seeks to put greenhouse gas emissions on a downward path by 2020. "We're definitely not on track with everything to do with heavy industry that continues to depend on inten...

26 Feb 2018

Dirty industry undermines push to curb global warming - ex-UN climate chief

News / Food & Agriculture

Climate insurance scheme targets women farmers in Africa, Asia

...Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, women’s rights, trafficking, property rights, climate change and resilience. Visit http://news.trust.o...

22 Jan 2018

Climate insurance scheme targets women farmers in Africa, Asia

News / Lifestyle

Fun, food, freeganism: EarthFest returns to Singapore

...ting waste, so there is an economic incentive there. What we do is get them to do is record the anticipated waste their stall will generate and try to figure out how to prevent it. The stalls underst...

9 Jan 2018

Fun, food, freeganism: EarthFest returns to Singapore

News / Carbon & Climate

How to change the climate story: Paul Hawken

...the most important solution that the country can take, said Hawken. This is a farming method that doesn't till the soil, use pesticides or synthetic fertilisers, while practising multiple crop rotatio...

14 Mar 2018

How to change the climate story: Paul Hawken

News / Carbon & Climate

Regrets and relief one year after US ditched global climate deal

...the United States out of a global pact to fight climate change, experts lament the move but welcome efforts by cities and states to fill the gap. Trump's announcement of June 1 last year to ditch the ...

31 May 2018

Regrets and relief one year after US ditched global climate deal

News / Carbon & Climate

Carbon-sucking technology needed by 2030s, scientists warn

...to act swiftly to cut emissions now. This story was published with permission from Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, women’s rights, tra...

12 Oct 2017

Carbon-sucking technology needed by 2030s, scientists warn

News / Waste

Tinder for food: App shares leftovers for a healthier planet

...tten in the fridge or cans gathering dust at the back of a cupboard? Instead of tossing them out, why not share them with friends and neighbours and care for the planet at the same time? That is the p...

4 Dec 2017

Tinder for food: App shares leftovers for a healthier planet

Opinion / Policy & Finance

It's time to train accountants in sustainability

...tatements. Accountants are also the go-to profession for anything audit-related, ensuring that the information faithfully represents reality. But would it surprise you to know that accountants are not...

17 Sep 2018

It's time to train accountants in sustainability

News / Carbon & Climate

Keep it human and visual, says U.N. guide to talking climate

...tly need to step up their ambitions to cut emissions if they are to keep global warming within safe limits, say experts. But efforts to spur climate action will be wasted unless scientists do a better...

13 Feb 2018

Keep it human and visual, says U.N. guide to talking climate

News / Food & Agriculture

Meat from plants—Does Asia have an appetite for Impossible Foods?

...t focus is on creating a product that is better for meat lovers, and we have a capability that the cow doesn’t have: as soon as we have a product that is the best product you’ve ever tasted, the next ...

13 Mar 2019

Meat from plants—Does Asia have an appetite for Impossible Foods?

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