2018/12/07 |
Global Carbon Emissions Are Rising as China & India Increase Coal Use
A sobering report was just released at the COP24 global climate summit in Poland.
2018/11/02 |
PHOTO STORY: The Beauty of What Wildlife Remains
A reminder of why the 40% of wildlife that remains on Earth compared with the 1970s is worth fighting to preserve.
2018/08/17 |
OPINION: Laos Dam Disaster Offers Chance to Reassess Renewables Plan
The decision to suspend hydropower projects offers Laos a chance to work with international partners and switch to less environmentally impactful renewables.
2018/07/06 |
Eight Countries Unite to Protect Bay of Bengal Mangroves and Fisheries
All eight countries around the bay have agreed to cooperate on a project to promote sustainable fishing.
2018/06/22 |
Paw Prints: Photographing the Majestic Snow Leopard in the Himalayas
Tashi Ghale talks about the joy and disappointments of capturing one of the world's most elusive predators on camera.
2018/06/06 |
BOOK REVIEW: 'Happy Dreams' a China Trashpicker's Gem
The book is not just a literary tour de force, but also an intimate insight into the hopes and despair of migrant workers in China.
2018/05/07 |
Bhutan to Graduate from 'Least Developed Country' Status
An interview with the Thunder Dragon Kingdom's Gross National Happiness Secretary.
2018/03/19 |
What Can Fix the Disjointed Management of the Mekong River?
Decades of distrust between governments means that the world's 12th longest river has only the loosest management.
2018/02/09 |
Kazakhstan Trying to Wean Itself Off Chinese Water
Water efficiency may be the solution to Kazakhstan's dependence on rivers with headwaters in China.
2017/11/19 |
China’s Carbon Emissions on the Rise Again
Rising coal consumption ends three years of decreasing emissions.
2017/11/14 |
Global Climate Summit Dominated by Budget Cuts, Red Tape
Many grants promised to countries to help combat climate change have been swapped out for loans.
2017/10/01 |
Soaked China Sees ‘Sponge Cities’ as Flood Solution
Permeable surfaces and green infrastructure are essential to absorbing rainwater, but China needs strong environmental governance and investment for this initiative to succeed.
2017/07/13 |
The Loss of Glaciers in China has been Overestimated
Chinese scientists, with new data from satellites, have found that glaciers on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are melting slower than expected.
2017/05/09 |
Sandmining is Destroying Asia’s Rivers
Uncontrolled and mostly illegal extraction of sand and rocks from riverbeds for construction is killing rivers across South Asia and China, and must be tightly controlled.