The award recognises outstanding professionals and youths in Asia Pacific who are driving change across policy, business and society. Judges say clarity of vision and strength in project execution are key attributes they will look out for.
The country should approach gas-fired power development with caution, write the authors of a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
Citizens rallied in Bangkok this month demanding accountability and action from the government and private corporations following an outbreak of invasive fish that has ravaged Thailand’s freshwater ecosystems and aquaculture industry.
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.