Plastic is now ubiquitous in the Mekong, Asia’s Mother of Rivers, and experts and local people are struggling to contain the risks to human health, biodiversity and livelihoods.
Just months after talking about going public following a successful US$200 million funding round, Southeast Asia’s first agritech unicorn eFishery has appointed a new interim CEO and CFO, in its second leadership shake-up this year.
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.
It is imperative that adaptation measures are implemented now to safeguard against future extreme climate events.
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Dr Raksha Pandya-Wood dan
Dr Azliyana Azhari
China has countered the Philippines' claims of ecological damage in Scarborough Shoal with its own environmental reports to hinder Manila’s legal efforts. However, this brings Beijing’s motives into question.
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Lye Liang Fook
Funders put billions into the ‘blue economy’ but are ignoring its core principles of equity and sustainability, says Essam Yassin Mohammed.
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Essam Yassin Mohammed
Do children ask the toughest questions? This World Oceans Day, we get renowned oceanographer Dr Sylvia Earle, founder of Mission Blue, to field questions from curious kids on the mysteries of the deep.
On International Human Rights Day, Greenpeace releases shocking testimonies from Southeast Asian migrants working on board foreign fishing vessels, plying the remote waters to meet Asia's surging demand for seafood.
The Philippine government has begun the process of relocating more than 200,000 families living along waterways to restore Manila Bay, the main body of water in the capital.
Fishermen are often cut off from land for weeks out at sea. But a new technology enables them to be connected with loved ones, while boosting the traceability of their catch.
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Eco-Business talks to 'Aulani Wilhelm of Conservation International about why a plan to protect the ocean is critical, and why it might just work.