Oceans becoming warmer in China and worldwide
The average sea surface temperature in China's coastal waters reached 21.5 C in 2024, an increase for the second consecutive year. It is 0.15 C higher than that in 2023 and 1.16 C…
Environment
If we don’t save the Indus River dolphins, we also risk losing the river they call home
The endangered aquatic mammal is more than a victim of environmental destruction—it’s a symbol of the profound ecological crisis that threatens us all.
Sustainable tourism: Between revenues and national heritage preservation
Countries are counting the costs of overtourism, such as environmental degradation, garbage crises, water shortages and irresponsible behaviors of tourists whose numbers have…
Bhutan’s Samrang community blames mining for rising flood risks
Locals say mining activities by the State Mining Corporation Limited (SMCL) have exacerbated erosion, shifting debris into the river and raising the riverbed, which now often…
Discover the tranquil mangrove forest of Cambodia’s Koh Rong Marine National Park
With nearly 4,000 residents on Koh Rong, the project strengthens the relationship between conservation and economic sustainability.
Transforming waste into construction gold: Cambodian company build winning formula
Eco-Bricks processes between 2 and 3 tonnes of plastic waste per month by grinding the plastic into a powder and mixing it with raw materials such as soil, sand and cement before…
Hanoi tops the world again for air pollution
Another Vietnamese city, Ho Chi Minh, also ranked among the top five most polluted cities in the world at the same time, with an AQI of 186, classified as 'Unhealthy.'
Fire destroys 1,000 acres of forest and four homes in Thimphu
The fire, which broke out around 11 am on January 4 in Barshong village, quickly spread beyond the control of the local villagers.
Green walls and fish houses: How Singapore researchers are bringing life back to urban areas
Various research groups are now embarking on studies to coax wildlife back to Singapore’s urbanised land and coastal areas, through vertical greenery or underwater structures…
Can we ever curb Dhaka’s air pollution?: The Daily Star
December marked the most polluted month in the Bangladeshi capital in the past nine years.