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Construction of Indonesia’s vast new capital city on the east coast of Borneo has prompted a surge in port traffic in Balikpapan Bay, elevating existing pressures on the belt of mangroves lining the inlet.
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Analysis: Can Punjab’s new smog plan do the job?
An ambitious roadmap for smog mitigation has been launched in Pakistan’s Punjab province, but experts are not convinced.
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Democratic backsliding hindering climate resilience of Asian cities: UNDP governance advisor
The financing gap for infrastructure projects might have come under the spotlight recently, but experts at the Cities: Possibilities 2024 forum say the key barriers to building better cities are not money or the lack of technical solutions, but political cycles that reward short-termism.
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Malaysia civil society asserts need for climate change bill to protect local and Indigenous consent
The issue of obtaining free, prior and informed consent for use of Indigenous lands should be addressed, said representatives from civil society groups. The month-long public consultation for the draft bill will conclude next Monday.
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Can incinerators solve Vietnam’s waste crisis?
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Pet dogs to the rescue amid Philippines earthquake risk
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Traffic monitoring tech can help clean up Asia’s act
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Heat and rain punish Karachi’s homeless
7 August 2024
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Cleaner air shown to have reduced suicides in China
30 July 2024
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RSPO on new standards: Human rights due diligence is here to stay
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Indonesia’s renewable energy plans may put forests at risk
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Sustainability innovations that made headlines in 2024
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Trapped between conflict and climate disaster, women in Myanmar find limited channels to seek social support: research
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Developing countries’ debt fears increase with new climate finance
Pakistan's Sherry Rehman said climate finance debt is pushing developing countries into "recovery traps".
