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Indonesian lawmakers have called for a government fact-finding investigation into alleged human rights abuses linked to a long-running land conflict between the Dayak Kualan Indigenous community and timber company PT Mayawana Persada.

Plastic pollution and drug-resistant infections are usually regarded as separate global crises. But emerging research suggests links between them: Microplastic particles in the environment are colonised by bacteria, and those bacteria develop antibiotic resistance at an unprecedented rate.

Erratic precipitation is affecting a crop central to the Indian region’s economy, livelihood and culture for generations.

Women in conservation continue to face significant cultural and systemic challenges, despite efforts to address gender equality across the sector.

作者 John Cannon

作者 Adeel Saeed, Farahnaz Zahidi Moazzam

作者 Sifayet Ullah

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Workers’ suffering is an integral part of the fisheries system, say four experts. 作者 Abdirahim Sheik Heile, Daniel Salas, Matthew A Schnurr 和 Kate Swanson

Rather than designing solutions for half the farming population, agricultural researchers, policymakers, and others must consider the specific needs and preferences of women farmers in developing countries. Only then can the huge female agricultural labour force reach its potential to ensure food security and drive economic growth. 作者 Ruth Khasaya Oniang’o 和 Peter Kelly

A Peruvian mountain farmer lost his legal case against energy giant RWE, climate litigators lost the battle but not the war. 作者 Noah Walker-Crawford

An intense heatwave across India and Pakistan is exposing the growing risks of extreme heat and humidity as climate change drives more frequent and severe weather extremes. 作者 Oluwafemi Adeyeri 和 Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick

作者 Adam Miller

作者 Tanu M Goyal 和 Shekhar Aiyar

作者 Gernot Wagner 和 Adam Michael Bauer

作者 Vinod Thomas

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EB工作室 From sponge cities to coastal forests, Asia is seeking ways to work with nature and prepare for the risks in a warmer-than-expected future. This Eco-Business video looks at what else cities need to do to strengthen climate resilience.

Video footage appears to show protestors, who were demonstrating against mining operations, being dragged away by police near Ipilan Nickel Mine in Brooke’s Point, Palawan. Mining insiders are calling for maximum tolerance in similar standoffs.

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.

Mining operations at Altai Philippines Mining Corporation have been suspended for now, after week-long protests from locals of Sibuyan Island in Romblon, who claimed the extraction of nickel ore will disrupt the island’s intact ecosystems.

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The chief of a Manila-based nonprofit that advocates for climate finance transparency tells the EB Podcast that so-called Filipino resilience to natural disasters should not be an “excuse” for developers to dodge accountability for substandard flood control projects.

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.

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.