Tag: Environment
As China’s Xi visits Myanmar, ethnic groups rue ‘disrespectful’ investment
Chinese investment has ‘disrespected local traditions and values and failed to consult local people,’ Kachin civil society groups say in open letter
Tale of a sinking city
The clock is ticking to find a solution to Jakarata's sinking problem
Tribal people, armed conflict help save endangered Philippine crocodiles
Researcher says there’s a ‘healthy viable population’ of the reptiles which are smaller cousins of the saltwater crocodile
Disasters turn young Filipinos into ‘climate warriors’
As discussions on climate crisis heat up, threats to the environment are being addressed by young people
Malaysia’s water troubles part of a broader challenge
Malaysian authorities demonstrate ongoing failure to grasp the concept of providing continuous clean, running water to the population
Few hear climate ‘wake up call’ after Jakarta’s deadly flood
At least 60 people were killed after the rains on New Year's Day, Indonesian authorities said on Saturday evening
Indonesia plans cloud seeding to halt rain, floods death toll rises...
Deluge at the start of 2020 was ‘one of the most extreme rainfall’ events since records began in 1866
‘Ring of fire’ amazes Filipinos, elicits stories of faith, myths
Solar eclipse happens when the moon covers the sun's center, leaving the sun's visible outer edges to form a ‘ring of fire’
Pope Francis prays for Philippine typhoon victims
Typhoon Phanfone carved the same path as devastating Haiyan that hit in 2013
Attacks against environmental defenders continue to rise in 2019
The battle against destructive industries "is a long, rough, and dangerous journey" that environmental defenders have to endure.
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