Eco-Business

Only 8 per cent of the ocean is protected and a global pledge to safeguard 30 per cent by 2030 faces huge challenges.

COP16 environmentalists want to expand legal rights for rivers and fragile ecosystems to protect a fast-vanishing natural world.

Secluded areas are being prepared for tourism growth despite environmental protections, prompting fears of unsustainable development.

As COP16 approaches, the new executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity speaks on turning biodiversity commitments into meaningful action.

By Rhick Lars Albay

By Jiang Mengnan, Regina Lam

By Choki Wangmo

By Orla Dwyer, Yanine Quiroz

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Wealthy nations’ overconsumption is destroying nature, but is often not accounted for by ‘loss and damage’. By Dilys Roe

Green spaces are not the answer to overheated cities by themselves. Careful urban planning needs to consider their strategic placement. By Wan-Yu Shih

Climate change is killing trees in cities, forcing changes in urban planning. By Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez, Sally Power, Mark Tjoelker

Infrastructure to prevent flooding in cities has benefits for preventing urban heat. By Bao-jie He

By Juan Manuel Santos, Svenja Schulze, Carole Dieschbourg, Teresa Ribera, Zac Goldsmith and Pascal Canfin

By Razan Al Mubarak

By Matthew Brown

By Linda Krueger

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Crowds descended on a beach at low tide again on Chinese New Year, despite intense media coverage of a similar occurrence in June last year.

Not far from its rival Apple, the Korean electronics heavyweight is poised to expand its market reach and sustainability credentials with green spaces that foster employee interaction and innovation.

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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.

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