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Globally, mangrove cover has grown by 477 square kilometres (184 square miles) between 1985 and 2025, marking a turnaround from the losses that have predominated for years, but gains are uneven.
South Korea has recently revamped national guidelines on human trafficking to make it easier for law enforcement officials to spot and stop forced labour and other abuses in the fishing industry.
Wildfires in West Kalimantan are leaving wildlife struggling to find fresh water as forest pools dry up and ponds turn brackish, pushing animals toward villages and coastal areas.
Economist Euston Quah expects the 2026 haze to cost Singapore more than 2015’s, while Malaysia loses up to RM50 million a day by one estimate. Neither government has been able to make polluters pay.
The framework’s contribution to Philippine climate ambition remains uncertain, as the country’s updated pledge lacks clarity on how much of its conditional target will be met through carbon markets, says civl society.
Recent energy shocks and catastrophic natural disasters in early 2026 have intensified the urgency of...
Indigenous Peoples appear in just 2.24 per cent of nature-related aid descriptions, raising concerns over communities’ decision-making power ahead of this month’s COP17 summit in Armenia.
Electric vehicles are getting heavier, making bigger carbon footprints in the factory and on the roads.
Southeast Asian finance ministers seek private capital, guarantees and technical support as region faces costly energy transition and rising climate risks.
The number of people living in multidimensional poverty has risen for the first time since...
The Twelfth Conference of the Parties (COP12) to the Nairobi Convention concluded with 15 decisions...
Companies are shifting towards international standards on environmental, governance and social issues. They lag particularly on the social side, experts say.
Economic development should be measured not just by finance mobilised or fiscal space created, but by countries’ ability to set their own priorities, tackle challenges and shape their future.
Uttarakhand is the most fire-prone state in the Indian Western Himalayas, where wildfire seasons are expanding, and women are taking the lead on fighting fires in their communities.
In Nepal, the law has eliminated gender discrimination when it comes to property rights, but cultural norms still interfere with land ownership.
