Weather modification operation to help mitigate West Java floods
Aside from preventing more floods and landslides from occurring, the cloud seeding operation was expected to help search and rescue teams locate missing people.
Cambodia’s Jahoo Gibbon Camp wins sustainability award for conservation, ecotourism
Situated in Andong Kraloeng village, Sen Monorom commune in the province’s O’Raing district, the camp expanded its protected area by 445.5 hectares in early 2024, bringing the…
Environmental diplomacy in limbo
Whether in Baku, Azerbaijan, where the climate talks were held last month, or the just concluded negotiations for a global plastic treaty in Busan, South Korea, the world has…
Mekong leaders warn climate change ‘driving hotspots, haze’
The 13th Meeting of the Sub-Regional Ministerial Steering Committee on Transboundary Haze Pollution in the Mekong Sub-Region, was held in Siem Reap province on December 4.
Discarded fishing nets recycled for various products in Japan
Alliance for the Blue, a Tokyo-based general incorporated association, works to encourage companies to use fabrics made from recycled fishing nets.
COP29 $300b funding pledge remains elusive for Indonesia
Analysts say the agreement lacks the ambition needed for an equitable energy transition in Indonesia and have expressed concern over high costs and complex negotiations stalling…
Plight of pregnant woman in Kelantan reflects devastation of Malaysian floods
The intensity of the monsoon deluge at its peak on Nov 30 saw more than 142,000 people from more than 42,000 families being evacuated to 713 temporary shelters in nine of 11…
Lahore’s smog: the sun may be out but a sustainable solution remains out of sight
As Punjab eases restrictions, the lingering health crisis and calls for real environmental action expose a battle far from over.
Vietnam rattled by 458 earthquakes in 11 months
Experts attribute the surge in seismic activity to the construction of hydropower dams.
Cambodia’s new wastewater management law takes aim at polluters
Article 104 of the recently promulgated Law on Wastewater Systems outlines terms of imprisonment from one month to a year and fines ranging from 400,000 riel ($100) to 4,000,000…