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Women’s representation at UN climate conferences has barely improved in 30 years, particularly women from South Asia.

Efforts to bring climate change education into primary and secondary schools face limited teaching materials, class time, funding and teacher capacity.

Mid-way through a bumper election year, there are few gains for women in power.

Young people need to be shown how climate issues connect to their lives, research finds.

By Rhick Lars Albay

By Ng Wai Mun

Thomson Reuters Foundation

By Mohammad Al Masum Molla

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Women are emerging as formidable forces leading the way towards a more sustainable and climate-aligned world in the region. For example, more women are taking on the role of chief sustainability officers. By Jessica Robinson

Low awareness of the link between heat and eco-anxiety in Indonesia requires a more comprehensive strategy in the campaign. By Lucky Susanto and Grace Wangge

India is on its way to becoming the third-largest economy in the world, yet unemployment among young people with graduate degrees is at an all-time high. By Rajat Kathuria

It's ironic that as scientific evidence on climate change and vaccines have become more compelling, public opinion on social media appears more divided. By Dr Geoffrey Dobson

By Caitlin Prentice, Francis Vergunst, Helen Louise Berry and Kelton Minor

By Gabriela Fernando

By Bertrand Badré and Immaculate Atuhamize

By Maria Monica Wihardja

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The veteran journalist talks to Eco-Business about how his Emmy-nominated documentary depicts the lives of environmental crusaders in Asia's deadliest country for guardians of the seas and forests.

From conflict to co-existence: Earthworm Foundation has come up with a solution to managing human-elephant conflict in palm oil plantations in Sabah.

Narrated by renowned environmentalist David Attenborough, Netflix's latest documentary series is a stunning insight into the world of animals and an urgent plea to protect their fast disappearing habitats.

A freezer running on electricity generated by an off-grid solar system

EB Studio In line with the Sustainable Development Goals' aim to eradicate poverty, a Japanese multinational electronics firm is providing power supply stations, solar storage and products to countries with little or no access to electricity.

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Eyes are on whether the city’s plan to build the world’s “greenest highway” will take off. The Eco-Business Podcast speaks to Marwa Nahlawi from Diamond Developers, the real estate developer behind Dubai's "Sustainable City" brand, which adopts a similar green spine concept.

The stories of Malaysia’s indigenous tribes are now being captured through the fresh lenses of young female filmmakers. In this bilingual podcast recorded in English and Bahasa Melayu, they tell Eco-Business why they've picked up the camera.

Green School students visit a school in Bali, Indonesia

Most schools only teach the science of climate change. Green School gives the skills needed to live in a warming world. Eco-Business asked Green School's Leslie Medema how to be real with children about climate change without scaring them.

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