Asia Pacific
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Reflecting on Southeast Asia’s transboundary haze response history as dry season smoulders on
A foundational challenge of environmental governance is that of transboundary issues. By their very nature, environmental phenomena don’t obey regional,…
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Systematic soil and land health assessment to climate-proof Sri Lanka’s ecosystems
From its misty highlands to the tropical coasts, Sri Lanka’s rich natural resources have sustained its people and wildlife for…
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Blueprint for climate action: Indonesia’s mangrove manual sets global standards
Indonesia, home to the largest mangrove forests in the world, is set to introduce a groundbreaking national blue carbon measurement…
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Educating Indonesian youth for peatland conservation
In schoolyards across West Kalimantan and South Sumatra, Indonesia, junior high students are heard discussing the cucumbers they planted, the…
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Lessons from a decade of jurisdictional approaches in Southeast Asia
Soon after the massive forest and peat fires that affected Indonesia in 2015, South Sumatra decided to pioneer a new…
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On-ground monitoring set to shore up mangrove resilience in Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary
The Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) sits at the confluence of the Godavari River—the longest river in southern India—and the Bay…
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How soil laboratories are building climate resilience
The Knuckles Mountain Range in Sri Lanka has long been a cradle of biodiversity and a protector of the inhabitants…
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Tigers, crocodiles, rising tides: Fieldwork in the largest mangrove forest on Earth
Mangrove forests span around 147,000 square kilometres, or about one percent of global land area. And they’re more important than…
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Context is key to securing sustainable palm oil, say Indonesia’s regional reps
While the benefits and pitfalls of cultivating palm oil are often debated on the global stage, regional- and local-level insight…
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Indonesia: Jurisdictional approach helps drive sustainable palm oil
A jurisdictional approach (JA) has the potential to enhance Indonesia’s district and national action plans on palm oil plantation sustainability,…
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Biodiversity in agricultural landscapes finally on conservation agendas
The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) guides actions worldwide to preserve and protect nature – and its essential services to…
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From sustainable forest management to restoration
Two years ago, COVID was keeping us all in our houses, and I had time to think. Perhaps that’s what…
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Cross-sectional research into mangrove blue carbon: A tale from two islands
The Indo-West Pacific Region, which includes East Asia, hosts the most diverse mangrove ecosystems in the world. Their distribution area…
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Local context essential in work to continue reductions in deforestation in Indonesia
Continued reduction in deforestation in Indonesia, which would help to fight climate change, will require a consistent mix of policy…
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