Environment

Environment, Transport

Navigating Linear Transport Infrastructure Through Conservation Landscapes

Shreya Gupta / February 14, 2025

Transport infrastructure such as roads and railways facilitates connectivity and growth but also fragments habitats, disrupts wildlife movement, and threatens biodiversity.

Agriculture and natural resources, Environment

Securing Asia’s Future Through Soil Health: Why It Matters and What Must Be Done

James Correia / January 28, 2025

Soil systems face mounting threats, and more than half of agricultural land is moderately to severely degraded.

Agriculture and natural resources, Environment

Mind Your Neighbors: Measuring Shrimp Farm Spillovers

Aya Suzuki / January 14, 2025

Aquaculture is booming in Asia, but steps need to be taken to maintain a healthy natural environment.

Environment, Finance sector development

Building a Roadmap for Transition Finance: A Path to Net Zero

Sayuri Shirai / December 17, 2024

While expanding financial support for environmentally green activities remains essential, more focus should be given to financing a whole-of-economy transition toward net zero.

Climate change, Environment

How Climate Change Is Fueling the Dzud Crisis in Mongolia

Bayarbileg Altansukh / November 22, 2024

Adaptive strategies are urgently needed to help Mongolia's herders deal with climate change.

Climate change, Environment

Forests and Climate: Urgent Action Needed at COP29

Dhiroj Koirala / November 6, 2024

Forests play a fundamental role in the global carbon cycle and are one of our most powerful natural allies in combating climate change.

Environment, Finance sector development

Transition Finance and Taxonomy Under the Spotlight in Asia

Sayuri Shirai / November 1, 2024

Transition finance aims to support an economywide shift toward net zero.

Climate change, Environment

Natural Capital: Valuing Nature to Protect and Restore Ecosystem Services for Sustainable Development

Derek Hondo / September 5, 2024

Ecosystems are vital components of natural capital, encompassing soil, geology, air, water, minerals, and all living organisms.

Promoting Corporate Climate Action Through Greenhouse Gas Accounting

Sayuri Shirai / June 28, 2024

Disclosing information on emissions allows companies to demonstrate their commitment to achieving net zero.

Environment, Health

The Hidden Menace of Microplastics

Shimly Stanly / May 31, 2024

Microplastics can be invisible to the naked eye but threaten the environment and even our own food chain.