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defend press freedom

Current analyses of press freedom in Southeast Asia do not sufficiently capture the unique challenges faced by media professionals reporting on the ground, according to a report by New Naratif. A more detailed picture could help overcome media freedom abuses.

northern mockingbird

The loss of birds and mammals has reduced the ability of animal-dispersed plant species to shift their locations to keep pace with climate change by 60 per cent, according to new research.

TWO TIGERS

Indochinese tigers have been declared extinct in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam in recent years, and while several breeding populations persist in Thailand’s protected area networks, they number no more than 200 individuals.

jason gan, site manager at LTTW

Among the many responsibilities he has as site manager, Jason Gan's job involves him waking up at odd hours to catch sea turtles in the midst of laying eggs, to protect them from natural predators and poaching. Here's how he spends his day.

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By Carolyn Cowan, Mongabay.com

By Catherine Early, China Dialogue

By Robin Hicks

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A Bohemian waxwing eating mountain ash berries. Lisa Hupp, USFWS/Flickr

Mammal extinctions make it harder for flora to survive too, researchers have found. By Evan Fricke, Alejandro Ordonez, Haldre Rogers, Jens-Christian Svenning

siargao devastation typhoon rai

As the dust settles following Glasgow’s climate summit, the Philippines needs to take some immediate steps this year so it can hit ambitious decarbonisation goals. By Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

Rubber trees undergrowth

Food & Agriculture

Nature can't wait

Humanity is enmeshed in nature. Because we are capable of destroying it, we are responsible for protecting it. By Andrea Meza

rice farm bangladesh

Transnational agribusiness firms are contributing to a growing global hunger crisis, causing widespread environmental damage, and threatening people’s health. By also capturing the United Nations Food Systems Summit, they have restricted the meeting's agenda to solutions that will further inflate corporate profits. By Sofia Monsalve

By Kate Mackintosh and Jojo Mehta, Richard Rogers

By KM Reyes

By Ward Warmerdam and Tom Picken

By Ilona Szabó

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The family is the most important thing to Dayak council chief Florianus Tihai

Sponsored The indigenous Dayak people of Kalimantan, Indonesia are working with an agribusiness giant to retain their time-honoured customs and practices while expanding the local economy.

pygmy elephants sabah

From conflict to co-existence: Earthworm Foundation has come up with a solution to managing human-elephant conflict in palm oil plantations in Sabah.

rewild our planet

Narrated by renowned environmentalist David Attenborough, Netflix's latest documentary series is a stunning insight into the world of animals and an urgent plea to protect their fast disappearing habitats.

Jane Goodall Good for All News

Dr Jane Goodall, known for her pioneering study of chimpanzees nearly 60 years ago in Tanzania, continues her work to conserve nature in Africa by joining an expedition to protect the continent’s highest peak.

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Layman albatross

Sponsored Eco-Business talks to 'Aulani Wilhelm of Conservation International about why a plan to protect the ocean is critical, and why it might just work.

Green School students visit a school in Bali, Indonesia

Most schools only teach the science of climate change. Green School gives the skills needed to live in a warming world. Eco-Business asked Green School's Leslie Medema how to be real with children about climate change without scaring them.

Nodules on the deep sea floor

Pro-miners argue that deep-sea mining is essential to enable the energy transition. On the Eco-Business podcast, Sian Owen of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition argues why nature's last frontier should be protected, not exploited.

Filipino commuters during Covid. Image: Commuters of Metro Manila

Exclusive As the country plunges into a recession borne out of the pandemic, how can it get back on its feet? On this podcast, Eco-Business spoke to top Filipino environmentalist Loren Legarda on how conservation should not take a backseat to economic development.

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Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and Climate Action Network Southeast Asia (CANSEA)

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and Climate Action Network Southeast Asia (CANSEA)

'Just transition' to renewable energy central to Covid-19 recovery in Asia

Stewardship Asia Centre

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund

Climate Governance Malaysia

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Eco-Business & Regional Project Energy Security and Climate Change Asia-Pacific of the KAS

Eco-Business & Regional Project Energy Security and Climate Change Asia-Pacific of the KAS

Accounting for Nature: financing solutions for our planet's natural systems

Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS)

United Nations Environment Programme / International Resource Panel

Conservation International, DBS Bank, National University of Singapore (NUS) and Temasek

Conservation International, DBS Bank, National University of Singapore (NUS) and Temasek

The business case for natural climate solutions: Insights and opportunities for Southeast Asia

BirdLife International

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