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Environment
The Orang Asli: Fighting for Ancestral Land in Malaysia
By Alexandra Radu
Malaysia’s indigenous tribes are trying to lay modern claims to lands their people have lived on for centuries.
Cleaning Kathmandu’s Air: Are Electric Vehicles the Answer?
By Arun Budhathoki
Can electric vehicles fix Kathmandu’s air pollution?
Balancing Peace and Conservation in the DMZ
By Cristina Varriale
The DMZ has become an accidental ecological haven. Can North and South Korea work together to keep it that way?
The G20 Comes to Japan: Making Sense of the Osaka Agenda
By Wrenn Yennie Lindgren
How do the outcomes of the G-20’s eight engagement groups factor into this year’s Osaka Summit?
Pakistan and the Sea: Preserving the Marine Environment
By Syed Anwar-ul-Haq Gillani
As blue waters turn black, Pakistan can do more to halt the degradation of its marine environments.
Deep-Sea Gold Miners Target PNG Coast
By Luke Hunt
Locals fear for their environment despite promises of riches.
Towards a Resource Efficient and Pollution Free Asia-Pacific
By Shamshad Akhtar and Erik Solheim
This week sees the first-ever Asia-Pacific Ministerial Summit on the Environment.
Malaysia’s Forest City and the Damage Done
By Sylvain Ourbis and Albert Shaw
Taking a closer look at a sultan's grand $100-billion megaproject in Johor.
Whale Shark Tourism
By Alexandra Radu
In the Philippines, a lucrative industry puts an endangered species at risk.
An Oil Spill Rattles the Indian City of Chennai
By Padmapriya Govindarajan
Chennai's oil spill jolts a government in transition, resulting in confusion and evasion.
How India's National Green Tribunal Upheld Environmental Protections in 2016
By Padmapriya Govindarajan
India's National Green Tribunal played an important part in several notable environmental cases in 2016.
Vietnam’s Growing Environmental Activism
By Gary Sands
Another act of civil disobedience shows that ordinary Vietnamese are becoming more vocal.
Protests Over Water Scarcity Throw Southern India Into Crisis
By Padmapriya Govindarajan
In Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, identity politics collide with the panic of water scarcity.
Did Climate Change Kill 220,000 Antelope in Kazakhstan?
By Catherine Putz
The saga of the saiga continues, with scientists pointing to rapid temperature fluctuations as a possible culprit.
Mudslides Make a Mess in Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
Higher than average temperatures have led to increased glacial melt and dangerous mudslides across the region.
Saving the Great Barrier Reef
By Luke Hunt
The Diplomat's Luke Hunt speaks with experts about the preservation of the Great Barrier Reef.
What is Life in the Aralkum Like?
By Catherine Putz
One great article and two podcasts you shouldn’t miss. Central Asia links.
What's Killing Kazakhstan's Antelope?
By Catherine Putz
Kazakh authorities recently found 1000 antelopes dead of unknown causes on the steppe.
Change on the Mighty Mekong
By Denise Hruby
Hunger for affordable energy is threatening traditional livelihoods and a unique biodiversity.
Arrests at Malaysian Rare Earths Refinery Protests
By Gemima Harvey
Locals and activists fear the refinery, operated by an Australian company, will generate radioactive waste.
India’s Worsening Water Crisis
By Ram Mashru
114 million Indians will soon face desperate domestic, agricultural and industrial shortages borne of a water crisis.
China's Goals for 2014
By Shannon Tiezzi
Dr. Kenneth Lieberthal on China's plans for economic reform, environmental clean-up, anti-corruption efforts and managing territorial disputes.
Tourism Threatens the Environment in India's Andaman Islands
Increasing tourism threatens the diverse marine life of India’s popular Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
US Forced to Drop 4 Unexploded Bombs on Great Barrier Reef
This week US Marine jets were forced to drop four 500-pound bombs on the world’s largest coral reef in Australia.
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