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As lawmakers mull an across-the-board increase for minimum wage earners, observers at a panel in Manila push for a staggered process in order to balance needs of workers, employers, and its impact on the economy.
In Uttarakhand, extreme weather events like droughts, erratic rainfall and hailstorms have severely affected farming, leading to lower crop yields, increased pests and financial distress for farmers.
Farm labourers returning from overseas can, if empowered, form a pool of experienced talent that Southeast Asia’s vulnerable agricultural sector can tap into for food security.
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Elyssa Kaur Ludher
Addressing the root causes of multidimensional deprivation requires political will, administrative efficiency, and community participation.
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Soumyabrata Mondal
Energy transition research addressing the range of equity concerns across India’s socioeconomic groups and regions is rare. This needs to change.
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Dr Aishwarya Ramachandran, Animesh Ghosh dan Vaibhav Chowdhary
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.
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.