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A new analysis of over 3,000 environmental conflicts finds that a small group of mostly multinational firms, primarily from high-income countries, are disproportionately responsible for socioecological harm worldwide.

Observers called it a "glimmer of hope" after countries could not agree on the agenda for the meeting in Bonn.

One of Asia’s last free-flowing rivers, supports Indigenous communities and biodiversity across China, Myanmar and Thailand, but faces threats from at least 20 proposed hydropower dams, mainly in Myanmar.

As global aid dwindles, support centres crucial to Syrian refugees' return face closure, leaving many without critical assistance.

By Gabrielle See

Thomson Reuters Foundation

By Siva Selan

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We must accelerate decisive action on climate change that protects health because the climate crisis is a health crisis. By Katrín Jakobsdóttir

Environmental crime has become so extensive that it is reshaping the global policy agenda, evolving from a niche concern to an urgent topic of international diplomacy. By Ilona Szabó and Robert Muggah

Managing air quality by airshed, not by city administrative boundaries, is essential for moving towards cleaner air in India. By Suresh Ramasubramanya Iyer and Shivang Agarwal

Local communities and traditional Islamic boarding schools are pushing back on renewable energy projects that prioritise technical and economic benefits over social and ecological considerations. By Iim Halimatusa’diyah

By Lorraine Ndhlovu and Negar Mohtashami Khojasteh

By Dr Tariq Choucair, Katherine M. FitzGerald, Lucinda Nelson

By Soumyabrata Mondal

By Fiona McAlpine

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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.

migrant fishermen fishing southeast asia

On International Human Rights Day, Greenpeace releases shocking testimonies from Southeast Asian migrants working on board foreign fishing vessels, plying the remote waters to meet Asia's surging demand for seafood.

In the video, environmental law group ClientEarth compares the oil and gas giant's advertisements on its low-carbon investments to a burger chain claiming that they’re vegan because they’ve got salad on the menu.

Around the world, indigenous people have historically suffered from abuse and rights violations, despite being critical to forest conservation. This tribe in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, just won rights over its land after a 40-year struggle. Are governments waking up to the reality that indigenous groups could lead the battle against climate change?

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LGBTQ people have long had to chart their own paths in the face of discrimination on bread and butter issues, like housing and employment. Pink Dot campaigners tell the Eco-Business Podcast their hopes amid a political leadership refresh.

In celebration of Indigenous Peoples' month in the Philippines, the former United Nations special rapporteur tells the Eco-Business Podcast about her lifelong work to empower communities in Asia’s most dangerous country for environmental defenders.

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.

Why is there so much secrecy and controversy around sand extraction? Eco-Business speaks to Madhumitha Ardhanari to find out more about the narrative surrounding sand in Singapore, the largest importer of sand in the world.

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