At the heart of the collapse was a deadlock: whether a global treaty to stem plastic pollution should include measures to curb plastic production, which is set to triple by…
Entering the 2025 dry season, Banjarbaru’s Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) confirmed 21 outbreaks of karhutla, prompting the city to adopt a status siaga karhutla. while in neighboring Sarawak, Malaysia, officials are mobilizing state-wide resources to contain 220 detected hotspotsand safeguard vulnerable peatlands.
The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), a Manila-based non-governmental think tank, has deployed SPECTRUM (Solar Power Estimation of Capacities and Tracking Using Machine Learning) to pinpoint installed systems and quantify their output with up to 90 percent accuracy—revealing 1,846.08 MW of rooftop panels nationwide, yet less than 1 percent of urban rooftop area is covered.
Retail giant PT. Sumber Alfaria Trijaya, Tbk (Alfamart) is backing sustainable innovation with a $1 million investment in noovoleum, a startup turning used cooking oil into renewable energy.
With its new capital, Sirsak will roll out a traceability system to track packaging waste from source to recycler, study low-value plastics that often end up in landfills, and grow its recycling network.
A new Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded conservation initiative, aimed at protecting the remaining primary forests of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, was officially launched in Chiang Mai, Thailand, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
The 30x30 Ocean Action Plan – a call to action for governments and stakeholders to align efforts, scale up protection, and seize opportunities presented by international agreements to close the gap and protect ocean ecosystems critical to climate resilience, food security, and community livelihoods.
NParks is partnering LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (SINGAPORE) (LIAS) to co-lead a new workgroup that will develop Singapore’s first national standard on tree management and urban tree pruning practices.
Reducing food miles brings environmental benefits: less waste, lower carbon emissions, and more efficient water use. Urban farms double as community hubs, fostering social ties and promoting healthy, active lifestyles.