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September 18, 2025
Women-led patrols and fire prevention restore forests in northern Thailand
Each year, northern Thailand struggles with choking haze caused by crop burning and forest fires. Over the past two decades, a group of women in Lampang province have taken action to improve their local environment.
September 09, 2025The tangle of biodiversity credits: Solution or greenwashing?
Funding is needed to reverse global biodiversity loss. A credits market has been touted as a solution, but environmental groups say ‘don’t be fooled.’
September 05, 2025Brunei built Southeast Asia’s longest bridge — what does this mean for wildlife?
The SOAS Bridge is the longest bridge in Southeast Asia. Locals noted that while the bridge offers better job prospects and income opportunities, they have also observed unusual wildlife movements and migration patterns since its construction.
September 04, 2025Long-hidden methane leak in Darwin raises fresh doubts over Australia’s climate action
Environment groups have called for federal intervention following revelations an LNG export hub in Darwin has emitted large volumes of methane from an LNG storage tank since 2006.
August 26, 2025Nestlé, PepsiCo join drive for deforestation-free palm oil in Indonesia’s Aceh
Major brands including Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever have launched the Aceh Sustainable Palm Oil Working Group to align with a new road map for deforestation-free palm oil in the Indonesian province.
August 25, 2025Philippine fishers struggle as LNG ‘superhighway’ cuts through biodiversity hotspot
Fishers in the Philippines’ Batangas Bay are struggling to make ends meet and feed their families as nearby coastal areas are developed into a natural gas import hub.
August 21, 2025RECCESSARY signs MOU with ESG SERVICE CORPORATION TRADE ASSOCIATION to advance enterprises' transition to net-zero
RECCESSARY, a new energy and carbon market information platform, announced on Aug. 21 the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the ESG SERVICE CORPORATION TRADE ASSOCIATION.
August 20, 2025Plastic treaty deadlock: Three key disputes that could shape future of plastic reduction
After an eleven-day marathon negotiation, the United Nations’ global plastic pollution treaty talks in Geneva concluded around 9:00 a.m. on Aug. 15.
August 18, 2025COP30 CEO: ‘We need a better strategy to transition away from fossil fuels’
Ana Toni, Chief Executive of COP30 in Brazil, speaks about her expectations for the upcoming UN climate summit.
August 15, 2025NASA satellites show surge in Indonesia hotspots as 2025 fires send smoke to Malaysia
NASA satellite data show a dramatic uptick in fire hotspots across Indonesia, with smoke from Sumatra detected in Malaysia in late July.