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Seafarers face rising threats as shadow fleets and weak oversight of the industry endanger the backbone of global trade.

Four island residents take a Swiss cement giant to court while restoring nature at home.

India's shift to licensed recycling to gain critical minerals takes away work from informal hubs like Delhi's Seelampur district.

Seafarers face rising threats as shadow fleets and weak oversight of the industry endanger the backbone of global trade.

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Law and policy measures that prioritise sustainable agriculture are needed to address India’s environmental challenges. By Akhilendra Pratap Singh

Deadly protests by youths in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal show how lack of attention to inclusive development can fuel public anger. By Deepanshu Mohan, Ankur Singh and Anania Singhal

The initiatives in Singapore and Malaysia to protect gig workers could act as a model for emerging economies to regulate platform labour. By Yosuke Uchiyama

An ageing agricultural workforce bodes ill for our ability to feed the world. To entice young people to work in food systems, policymakers should demonstrate the industry’s breadth, while providing them with the resources and skills to modernise farming and build sustainable, innovative agribusinesses. By Maximo Torero

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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.

Daughter Riri Damayanti (left) and her father Syamsul Bahri (right) are colleagues at a palm oil company in South Sumatra.

EB Studio What has been the effect of this agribusiness company's dual-income policy on the households of its Indonesian workers?

Harvesting the fruit of oil palms, as this man is doing in a plantation in Indonesia, is tiring and sometimes dangerous work

EB Studio Palm oil frequently makes headlines, but the faceless workers harvesting the fruit of the oil palm less so. What are the challenges of the job and how can their rights be safeguarded?

With a vision to end the drudgery of manual rickshaw pulling, social enterprise SMV Green is also helping restore clean air in one of India's most polluted cities through electric rickshaws.

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Andrew Buay, vice president for group corporate sustainability at Singtel, tells the EB Podcast that CSOs should not be precious about losing part of their job as the function evolves.

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.

EB Studio Smallholders have taken much of the blame for this year's haze-causing forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan. How can they be motivated to switch to more sustainable, fire-free production methods?

EB Studio [The EB Podcast] Will the Fourth Industrial Revolution truly deliver a more efficient, and sustainable future for everyone? Find out in the inaugural episode of The Eco-Business Podcast.

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