Eco-Business

Holiday makers on the beach in Singapore

Research from University of Queensland shows that travellers’ core values may remain intact, but a “vacation place identity” makes people feel freer and less accountable for their behaviour while away from home.

Without a holistic ecosystem and complementary policies, the country’s attempt to crack down on public littering through fines may only deliver short-term compliance and not lasting behavioural change.

Dozens of waste workers remain missing following an avalanche of garbage at a landfill site in the central Philippines that occurred on 8 January. The landfill functioned as an open dump, which is prohibited under environment laws.

Chinese cities have more waste incinerators than they need, while rural areas go short. Change is needed.

By Robin Hicks

Thomson Reuters Foundation

By Robin Hicks

Thomson Reuters Foundation

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India’s colossal food waste problem is both a symptom and a significant accelerator of the climate crisis. By Shivang Agarwal and Pranjali Chowdhary

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

Hanoi’s air pollution crisis demands action in emission regulation, waste management and climate mitigation. By Vinod Thomas

Plastic-contaminated soils affect food security, water quality and ecosystems, making soil health a critical global issue. By Abhilasha Shourie

By Caitlin Smith and Alma Castrejon-Davila

By Attar Hikmahtiar Ramadan, Elprida Agustina and Emenda Sembiring

By Sanmitra Barman

By Dr Saniyat Islam and Dr Pia Interlandi

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EB Studio About four out of every five people impacted by sea-level rise by 2050 will live in East or Southeast Asia, creating an urgent need climate-smart solutions for cities. This year’s Innovate4Climate summit will look at the climate-smart solutions the region needs.

To raise awareness about plastic pollution in oceans, popular football club Manchester United has announced new uniforms made from recycled ocean plastic.

The new development - to be used for military exercises - will reclaim land using less sand, and introduces the city-state’s first sub-sea level polder.

Traditional landowners say a plan to store radioactive waste near sacred Aboriginal sites is a desecration of their heritage.

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A beach in Balikpapan, Indonesia's "oil city", is covered in plastic trash.

Speaking from the INC-5.2 talks in Geneva, the Singapore Youth for Climate Action president argues that having no treaty is better than a watered-down pact with no limits on plastic production. But there is no explicit Asean-wide support for such caps now, she observes.

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