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Read more about the article Oxford Study Outlines Blueprint to Tackle Farming’s Biodiversity Impacts—With Safeguards to Avoid Unintended Harm
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Oxford Study Outlines Blueprint to Tackle Farming’s Biodiversity Impacts—With Safeguards to Avoid Unintended Harm

The study, “Towards positive net outcomes for biodiversity, and developing safeguards to accompany headline biodiversity indicators,” used data from the Dutch dairy industry—including close to 8,950 farms and approximately 1.6…

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Read more about the article Plastic Leakage Could Fall by More Than 95% in Southeast and East Asia by 2050—with Stronger Policies
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Plastic Leakage Could Fall by More Than 95% in Southeast and East Asia by 2050—with Stronger Policies

Southeast and East Asia plays a central role in the global effort to tackle plastic pollution, given its substantial share of the global economy, strategic position in plastics value chains…

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Read more about the article Hong Kong Raises T10 as Typhoon Wipha Nears, Showcases City’s Robust Climate Adaptation Plans
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Hong Kong Raises T10 as Typhoon Wipha Nears, Showcases City’s Robust Climate Adaptation Plans

The Hong Kong Observatory escalated its warning to the rare No. 10 hurricane signal at 9:20 a.m. on Sunday, as Typhoon Wipha intensified into a full typhoon shortly before midnight and threatened to skim just 50 km south of the city around noon.

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Read more about the article UN Ocean Conference Ends with Momentum — and Missed Chances to Protect the Ocean
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UN Ocean Conference Ends with Momentum — and Missed Chances to Protect the Ocean

In a historic closing to the third United Nations Ocean Conference, the long-awaited High Seas Treaty has surged closer to becoming international law. With 19 new ratifications secured this week in Nice, the total number of ratifying countries now stands at 50—just 10 short of the 60 needed for the Treaty to enter into force.

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Read more about the article UN Ocean Conference 2025 Opens with Urgent Plea to Save the Seas — Implications Ripple Across Asia
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UN Ocean Conference 2025 Opens with Urgent Plea to Save the Seas — Implications Ripple Across Asia

he 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference, issuing a collective call for bold, science-backed action to safeguard the planet’s most vital resource — the ocean. The summit, co-hosted by France and Costa Rica, comes at a make-or-break moment for marine ecosystems and coastal nations, especially those across Southeast Asia, where millions depend on the sea for food, livelihood, and climate resilience.

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Read more about the article How Chennai’s ‘Sponge Parks’ Are Quietly Rewriting the City’s Monsoon Story
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How Chennai’s ‘Sponge Parks’ Are Quietly Rewriting the City’s Monsoon Story

The Tamil Nadu government committed Rs 88 crore to building 50 new sponge parks in North Chennai. These additions come on the heels of an earlier batch of 57 sponge parks that were tested under fire—during the aftermath of Cyclone Michaung in early 2023.

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Read more about the article Indonesia’s AI Breakthrough in Malaria Diagnosis Signals New Hope in Disease Elimination
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Indonesia’s AI Breakthrough in Malaria Diagnosis Signals New Hope in Disease Elimination

A Computer-Aided Diagnosis (CAD) system trained to detect malaria parasites in blood smear images—an area long reliant on manual microscopy.

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