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Deaths of Indian farm workers Dalvir Singh and Satnam Singh in Italy reignite debate over 'slave-like' conditions in EU agriculture.

Saudi Arabia's hosting of the Esports World Cup has reignited debate about how the kingdom is using sports to soften its image.

Gold mining is high risk and low paid, especially for the women who make up a third of the underground workforce.

As COP16 in Colombia nears, renowned Argentine biologist Sandra Díaz champions the need for transformative change to tackle biodiversity loss.

By Rhick Lars Albay

Thomson Reuters Foundation

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From Greek wildfires to African floods, the costs of extreme weather is making insurance unsustainable. By Ian Duff

Adaptation efforts are only as effective as the mechanisms to finance them. Increasingly dangerous heat waves also underscore the urgent need for adaptation measures. By Clemens Fuest and Maria Waldinger

India's Ladakh is seeing a form of tourism which relies on climate grief and a desire to escape toxic cities. By Padma Rigzin and Vasundhara Bhojvaid

While rainfall is important, how it is collected, stored and distributed is crucial to dealing with the region’s increasingly drier spells. By Dr Richard Friend, Dr Jutamas Kaewsuk and Dr Pakamas Thinphanga

By Elisa Belfiori and Yanel Llohis

By Essam Yassin Mohammed

By James Goldie

By Inés Jiménez Rodríguez, Joachim Roth and Jodi-Ann Wang

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EB Studio From sponge cities to coastal forests, Asia is seeking ways to work with nature and prepare for the risks in a warmer-than-expected future. This Eco-Business video looks at what else cities need to do to strengthen climate resilience.

Video footage appears to show protestors, who were demonstrating against mining operations, being dragged away by police near Ipilan Nickel Mine in Brooke’s Point, Palawan. Mining insiders are calling for maximum tolerance in similar standoffs.

A coalition of scientists and environmentalists found “widespread economic impacts” for communities in the Philippine province, heightening calls for accountability from the sunken tanker reportedly chartered by a San Miguel Corp subsidiary.

Mining operations at Altai Philippines Mining Corporation have been suspended for now, after week-long protests from locals of Sibuyan Island in Romblon, who claimed the extraction of nickel ore will disrupt the island’s intact ecosystems.

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LGBTQ people have long had to chart their own paths in the face of discrimination on bread and butter issues, like housing and employment. Pink Dot campaigners tell the Eco-Business Podcast their hopes amid a political leadership refresh.

In celebration of Indigenous Peoples' month in the Philippines, the former United Nations special rapporteur tells the Eco-Business Podcast about her lifelong work to empower communities in Asia’s most dangerous country for environmental defenders.

"Earth For All" is an update to the landmark 1972 book that warned of our unsustainable growth. Jørgen Randers, the author who worked on both titles, tells Eco-Business what is at stake if we don't fix our broken economic system.

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