Eco-Business

Climate change is reshaping Bhutan’s rural economy, prompting migrations that should be better planned for, write a trio of regional experts.

Many solar parks in Tamil Nadu are relying on glyphosate-based herbicides for vegetation control, raising concerns about long-term health effects, groundwater contamination and air pollution.

Local Indigenous communities say the mining sites have put their food security at risk, with pollution affecting fruit trees and root vegetables as well as depletion of local fisheries.

Indonesia's plans to expand agricultural land to feed a growing population could raze climate-saving peatlands and forest.

By Yanine Quiroz

By Gabrielle See

By Regina Lam

Thomson Reuters Foundation

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As the UN’s shipping regulator explores ways to decarbonise global shipping, biofuels aren’t the green alternatives they are portrayed to be. By Megan Morrissey

As Indonesia forges ahead with plans to become an advanced economy, an honest reckoning needs to occur, to ensure that it does not squander its vast environmental resources for short-term gain. By Melinda Martinus

With floods, droughts and extreme weather threatening billions of people, investing in early warning systems must be a priority. By Dr Guyo M Roba

China’s surging demand for farmed salmon is reshaping global seafood trade, with challenges in domestic production highlighting the country's continued reliance on imports. By Dave Little and Mausam Budhathoki

By Abhilasha Shourie

By Paul Teng

By Monica Araya and Saliem Fakir

By Elyssa Kaur Ludher and Paul Teng

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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.

Novel food firms are dreaming big about market expansion, but first they must overcome diners' doubts and a huge cost hurdle.

EB Studio Singaporeans are well-known foodies, but around 800,000 tonnes of food is wasted every year. Why is so much food wasted, and what can consumers do about it?

Katherine Desbaillets, co-owner of SaladStop!

As Singapore-based salad bar chain SaladStop! marks its 10th anniversary, co-owner Katherine Desbaillets talks to Eco-Business about phasing out meat, food waste and single-use packaging, and dealing with customers who refuse to pay 10 cents for a plastic bag.

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EB Studio What are the latest trends in the alternative proteins industry today? The Eco-Business podcast discusses new hybrid products, more localised offerings and cheaper prices due to economies of scale.

EB Studio Nobody likes being told what to eat, but changing diets could make or break climate action. The Eco-Business Podcast explores how best to convince people to choose food good for people and planet.

What's it like co-writing a 3,500 page report on the dangers of climate change with hundreds of scientists worldwide, over Zoom calls during a pandemic? Eco-Business speaks to authors from the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore who were in the thick of the action.

Humanity and the planet are suffering from a serious case of food poisoning. Eco-Business spoke to Brent Loken, WWF's global lead food scientist, about how changes to our diet can help fix our broken food system, and restore our health and the planet's strained ecosystems.

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