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Syeda Rizwana Hasan, the environmental advisor to the interim government of Bangladesh, talks plans and priorities.

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The Philippines has no formal net-zero commitment, reminds congresswoman Anna Victoria Veloso-Tuazon at the Unlocking capital for sustainability event held in Taguig. The new bill can bridge the climate investment gap and help businesses become Paris-aligned.

Mid-way through a bumper election year, there are few gains for women in power.

The harms of the industry have been understated. Prabowo’s new government must raise environmental standards.

By Siva Selan

By Tanka Dhakal

By Farahnaz Zahidi Moazzam

By Nanticha Ocharoenchai

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Habitat destruction and modification harms biodiversity, and compounds the impacts of climate change and other threats to wildlife. By Euan Ritchie

House Bill 7705, the low carbon economy bill, could help the climate-vulnerable nation seize the economic opportunities that come with decarbonisation. By Ping Manongdo

The outgoing Widodo administration neglected Indigenous land rights in favour of development. The incoming Prabowo administration needs to resolve this issue before such abuse becomes even more widespread. By Eugene Mark

Despite being on other sides of the planet, Jakarta and Iowa are staring down similar issues around water hygiene and supply. By Eka Permanasari, Dian Nostikasari and Derry Wijaya

By Janet Ranganathan

By Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez and Amy Coughenour Betancourt

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By Raghu Dharmapuri Tirumala

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Southeast Asia's largest energy consumer has been slow to transition to renewables, but recent policies point to greater expansion of the country's solar, tidal and geothermal energy production.

In the video, environmental law group ClientEarth compares the oil and gas giant's advertisements on its low-carbon investments to a burger chain claiming that they’re vegan because they’ve got salad on the menu.

The Philippine government has begun the process of relocating more than 200,000 families living along waterways to restore Manila Bay, the main body of water in the capital.

Nine months after she was appointed to lead Malaysia's environment ministry, Yeo Bee Yin spoke to Eco-Business about gender equality, plastic pollution and boosting the country's green industry.

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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.

Pretending to be an ESG guru while actually knowing little or nothing about environmental or social issues is known as competency greenwash

Former Monetary Authority of Singapore sustainability chief Darian McBain and recruiter Paddy Balfour tell the Eco-Business podcast why people are exaggerating their ESG expertise and why that's a problem in a key region for sustainable development.

Exclusive The world's largest asset manager says it has put sustainability at the core of its investment approach. Eco-Business speaks to Shinbo Won, BlackRock's investment stewardship director in Singapore about what this means for investors, and how companies are responding to increased ESG pressure.

EB Studio [The EB Podcast] Clean energy is tipped as the solution to Asia's energy trilemma—the need to scale up energy access, but in an affordable and sustainable way. How can technology help the region realise the full potential of clean energy?

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