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Bangkok lags behind global urban green space standards, sparking large-scale tree-planting initiatives across the city.

The women of Indonesia’s Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan islands have harvested seaweed for generations Climate change and tourism development now threaten seaweed cultivators’ centuries-old practices.

A record number of world leaders gathered in Nice to chart a path forward on ocean protection, with growing support for the High Seas Treaty and new pledges for sustainable marine governance.

In the Marshall Islands, local priorities matter as much as data when it comes to ‘looking into the future, together’ for the environment.

By Stefan Lovgren

By Siva Selan

By Gaea Katreena Cabico

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With cities at the frontline of climate resilience, COP30 is a key opportunity to scale-up urban finance. By Robert Muggah and Philip Yang

The increasing presence of microplastics in the bodies of birds poses a global challenge. By Syed Shariq Hussein

Environmental crime has become so extensive that it is reshaping the global policy agenda, evolving from a niche concern to an urgent topic of international diplomacy. By Ilona Szabó and Robert Muggah

More recognition, private sector investment is needed to protect Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge that preserves nature. By Cristiane Julião

By John F Kerry

By Ulrike Decoene

By Iim Halimatusa’diyah

By Sonia Guajajara and Juan Carlos Jintiach

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The vessel will scour Southeast Asia’s marine environment to gather data and support local conservationists.

The veteran journalist talks to Eco-Business about how his Emmy-nominated documentary depicts the lives of environmental crusaders in Asia's deadliest country for guardians of the seas and forests.

Amid competing concerns such as urban development and tackling climate change, keeping biodiversity conservation in people's minds can be a challenge. Eco-Business asks primatologist Andie Ang how that can be tackled.

Crowds descended on a beach at low tide again on Chinese New Year, despite intense media coverage of a similar occurrence in June last year.

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A report by WWF finds that Hong Kong could lose 25 per cent of its biodiversity to new developments such as the North Metropolis.

A new report predicts Hong Kong could lose one quarter of its wildlife to new developments. WWF Hong Kong conservation head Dr Bosco Chan and Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden's Dr Stephan Gale tell the EB Podcast that developers must build in ways that protect nature and bolster climate resilience.

Ani Dasgupta, CEO of World Resources Institute

The chief executive of World Resources Institute also told the Eco-Business Podcast that the gutting of USAID is less of a concern than how to unlock private capital for climate and nature in developing countries.

EB Studio Plastic waste is flooding the planet. Instead of waiting for regulation to drive change, give value to recyclables and mobilise the people, says Plastic Bank.

Goumbook launched a regional oceans network that brought discussions on the blue economy to the forefront at the last COP summit. Founder Tatiana Abella tells the Eco-Business Podcast why healthy oceans are important for the Middle East.

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