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Substituting half of animal products, such as pork, chicken, beef and milk, consumed globally with more sustainable alternatives could “almost fully halt” the conversion of forests and natural land for agriculture, according to new research.

As Bangladesh faces increasingly extreme weather from floods to storms, psychologists fear rise in anxiety and depression.

By continuing to approve new coal power plants and polluting factories, China’s local governments are courting future environmental and economic problems.

Urban heat islands can face higher temperatures than green or rural areas, increasing risk of illness and death for city residents.

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By Aruna Chandrasekhar, Daisy Dunne, Yanine Quiroz, Giuliana Viglione, Ayesha Tandon

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Recovery is being led by high-income countries, with low-income countries lagging far behind, worsening the global employment divide. By Olivier De Schutter

Despite Thailand’s energy surplus, the country continues to support environmentally damaging hydropower in Laos, revealing just how removed financers are from the impacts of their investments. By Ming Li Yong

Humanity has exceeded the safe and just limits for vital Earth systems, from climate change to the biosphere and the use of fertilisers and freshwater, found new research from the Earth Commission. Urgent action is now needed. By Steven J Lade, Ben Stewart-Koster and Stuart Bunn, Syezlin Hasan, Xuemei Bai

More than half the city will be under 1.2 metres of flood waters by the end of this century if action is not taken now. By Jie Yin and Dapeng Yu

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Women play a key role in developing innovations to push for sustainability, but barriers remain to their entry into STEM careers. To celebrate International Day of Women & Girls in Science, EB Impact speaks to three women in science on making an impact and pursuing careers in STEM.

Juice Media parody ad mocking government inaction on climate change

We're screwed, claims a government parody ad, as politicians drag their heels on climate change. Taking a shot at the Australian government, the video exposes the absurdity of longstanding political inaction to address the climate crisis and puts out a not-so-subtle call for collective action.

Using data from twin satellites over a 14-year period, from 2002 to 2016, NASA comes up with stunning images of how wet areas are getting wetter, and groundwater is disappearing in some areas, and why.

Experts say that if fragmented sections of forest are linked in the Eastern Arc Mountains in Tanzania and the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, it could significantly increase the odds in favor of ensuring species survival – and it’s a financially safe bet.

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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas assistant governor tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the regulator’s maiden sustainability report that features an empirical study of climate impacts on banks as well as the nation’s first taxonomy.

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.

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