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IFAD chief sounds alarm on global hunger saying millions could face food insecurity by 2030 without swift action.

Thailand is still used as a hub for wildlife trafficking networks, and Muanpawong tells Eco-Business that judicial innovation is needed to address the transboundary nature of wildlife trade. Putting the poor in prisons doesn't help, she says.

Mass student-led protests against changes in government jobs quotas highlight deep economic challenges faced by youth.

Modi's government cancelled FCRA licences for thousands of charities, halting foreign funds; critics say move costs jobs, services.

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By Rhick Lars Albay

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Rohingya refugees sit on a makeshift boat as they are interrogated by the Border Guard Bangladesh

Most Rohingya end up in the Aceh province of Indonesia where they not only face hostility from locals, but more uncertainty about their future. By Gabriela Fernando and Sabina Puspita

Informal waster workers_Ghazipur landfill_India

The focus of Delhi’s existing solid waste management policies is not on curtailing ever-increasing consumption and production but making waste invisible or incinerating it for profit. By Aparna Agarwal

Limiting global warming is a matter of social justice, human rights and long-term development, and this imperative remains even if we cross the 1.5°C threshold. The 1.5°C target remains relevant. By Joeri Rogelj

For Southeast Asia, it need not be a binary choice between maintaining status quo or pushing for 'degrowth'. Reducing emissions without neglecting job growth imposes lower social costs, and can be a pathway to take for the region. By Vinod Thomas

By Rajat Kathuria

By Tiwonge Mzumara-Gawa

By Pinki Chahal and Durairaj Kumarasamy

By Chris Beyrer

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Launched as policymakers lock horns with petrochemicals lobbyists over a treaty to end plastic pollution, the documentary produced by Eco-Business asks why opportunities to solve humanity's waste crisis are being wasted. It will premiere in Singapore and screen on the sidelines of the upcoming COP28 climate summit.

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.

Jovie Montajes, founder of Light of Hope PH

After 20 years without electricity, more than 50 households in Cebu's poorest district have been provided with solar energy, financed by carbon offsets.

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.

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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.

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