Tag: Environment
Amid hydropower boom, Laos streams ahead on latest Mekong dam
Laos' unprecedented dam-building boom has seen around 50 dams built in the last 15 years, with at least 50 more under construction
Mindanao dioceses reestablish campaign against mining
Faith-based and pro-environment groups vow to oppose destructive mining until the government revokes agreements with mining companies
Bottles for blessings: Thai Buddhist temple recycles plastics into robes
Temple tries to tackle country's massive plastic waste problem
Red scare: Pro-environment Filipino priest decries communist smear
Banners accusing some members of the clergy of being communists were posted along a highway in the northern Philippines
India seeks to end ‘degrading’ manual cleaning of sewers, septic tanks
Critics say practice bound up in India's caste system
Church, green groups launch ‘Withdraw from Coal’ drive in Manila
The Philippines has the third biggest coal capacity in the pipeline at 12.014 gigawatts of new coal power
‘Not the world’s trash bin,’ Malaysian minister proclaims
Plastic rubbish peddlers forced to cough up as report says businesses are shooting themselves in the foot by damaging the environment
Farmers feel the pinch of India’s economic woes
India’s most vulnerable struggle to make ends meet as economy hits the skids
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