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South Asia's construction boom relies on clay bricks, but pollution from kilns is killing tens of thousands of people each year.

Climate-vulnerable Pacific Islanders take up Australia's offer for resettlement through a pioneering visa scheme.

A new category of carbon credit could help poorer countries ditch coal for clean power.

Average global yields of six staple crops could fall by more than 11 per cent under a moderate warming scenario by the end of the century – even when accounting for how farmers could adapt to climate change, new research finds.

By Shalinee Kumari

By Maddy Bolt

By Rhick Lars Albay

By Stefan Lovgren

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To enable cities to adapt to extreme heat, authorities must clearly understand the risks and which solutions work best for whom. By Pablo Lazo and Eric Mackres

Pursuing a sustainable blue economy requires striking a delicate balance between using the ocean’s resources and respecting its natural limits, especially amid the escalating climate crisis. By Ulrike Decoene

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

Street vendors work together to fight multiple challenges but they should not have to stand alone: governments must do more. By Lorraine Ndhlovu and Negar Mohtashami Khojasteh

By Sk. Tawfique M. Haque

By Elyssa Kaur Ludher

By Soumyabrata Mondal

By Emily Iona Stewart

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A coalition of scientists and environmentalists found “widespread economic impacts” for communities in the Philippine province, heightening calls for accountability from the sunken tanker reportedly chartered by a San Miguel Corp subsidiary.

Mining operations at Altai Philippines Mining Corporation have been suspended for now, after week-long protests from locals of Sibuyan Island in Romblon, who claimed the extraction of nickel ore will disrupt the island’s intact ecosystems.

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The sea-level rise expert has moved to Hong Kong – now seen as a gateway to more collaboration with China on climate science. But he tells the EB Podcast that data from US agencies is still critical for calculating climate defences in Asia.

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.

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