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Plastic is now ubiquitous in the Mekong, Asia’s Mother of Rivers, and experts and local people are struggling to contain the risks to human health, biodiversity and livelihoods.

“Fragmented governance” between biodiversity, climate change, food, water and health is putting all of those systems at risk, according to a major new report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

Environmental defenders across Southeast Asia face threats, violence and legal hurdles in their fight for justice. Five share their struggles.

Recently, Thailand amended tax laws to encourage mangrove restoration, with plans to exempt land taxes on green area, such as mangrove forests, starting in 2025.

Amid accusations of fraud, lax auditors and problematic offset certifiers, is the carbon credit market still … credible?

Ending the damaging price war may require fundamental reform. How did the industry get here, and how can it recover?

Ahead of Donald Trump’s second term as US president, a rerun of his first trade war with China is firmly on the cards – and minerals key to the energy transition may end up in the crossfire.

At COP29 in Baku, developed-country parties agreed to help raise “at least” $300bn a year by 2035 for climate action in developing countries. Yet it faced a strong backlash from many developing countries, with some branding it a “joke” and “betrayal”.

While the US and EU impose tariffs in response, some developing economies see opportunities to benefit from China’s green manufacturing strengths.

Global Witness warns that mining for green energy is fuelling conflict and human rights abuses in Asia and elsewhere, urging tougher standards and protections.