Stories inspired by The Liveability Challenge, an annual search for solutions to make Asia's cities safer, cleaner and more resilient places to live, supported by Temasek Foundation.
Start-ups from Singapore and the United States win top honours in a record-breaking year for entries for the global sustainability innovation competition.
A German startup is aiming to scale its social forestry model in Indonesia with the help of the country's huge timber concession holders. CFO Paul Schüller says his firm can reverse deforestation by giving local communities a sustainable livelihood of timber, cash crops and carbon credits.
Gaurav Sant, founder of startup SeaChange, tells Eco-Business about a technology he hopes will give the world's oceans the capacity to absorb additional carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.