"We have to produce more rice using less water"

Robert Zeigler, director general of the Manila, Phillipines-based, International Rice Research Institution (IRRI) talks to Sourav Mishra about …

Bolivia losing forest cover at alarming rate

The Philippines, Indonesia, and Peru also witness increase in deforestation, suggests NASA data

Ideas for a pro-poor and pro-women approach to COVID-19

How economic and gender inequalities play out in a public health crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic; how local governments can respond …

Glitter, not litter: These 10 cities show how to get rid of waste

Zero-waste is all about making surroundings clean, green & environmentally sustainable

Meet on protection systems that help mitigate disaster, climate risk

First regional conference saw experts from 17 countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific regions

A window for forest people

NTFPS-EP is a network working with adivasis on ecosystem conservation, advocacy and livelihoods

Powerful typhoon headed for Philippines

Country’s disaster management officials have alerted authorities to keep relief material ready

High-speed derailment

Indefinite closure of Delhi airport metro line dashes faith in public private partnerships

Land reform in reverse gear in Asian countries, says report

It claims that 6 per cent of farm owners hold two-thirds of agricultural land in the continent, putting livelihoods of millions of small farmers …

Pacific Ocean rising because of human activity

New research warns the ocean near the Philippines and northeast Australia are rising by about 1 cm per year due to human activity

Modified situations

The Philippines introduces stringent laws for GM products; six European countries in the dock for lax GMO laws

Win against waste colonialism: US group pledges restorative action after taking back ‘harmful’ report

A 2015 report by US-based Ocean Conservancy blamed 5 Asian countries for plastic waste

World population touches 7 billion

Ten billionth baby likely by end of the century if population growth continues at current rate

Caught in the net

The recent ban on shark hunting is only a partial victory for the conservationists. To make it a success, better networking between the coastal …

Extreme weather events of 2013 a result of human influences: WMO

Typhoon Haiyan, heatwave in Australia, frigid polar air in parts of Europe and the US are a few events mentioned in the World Meteorological …

Lima climate summit: Commitment to deal with ‘Loss and Damage’ weakens

Least Developed Countries and civil society organisations call for an explicit inclusion of ‘Loss and Damage’ in the climate …

'Developing countries are treated in a very unfair manner'

Bernarditas Muller, a seasoned member of the Philippines negotiating team, is among the rare few who call a spade a spade. Speaking to Indrajit …

El Nino likely to bring record-breaking temperatures in Bay of Bengal, the Philippines & Caribbean Sea: Study

This study comes as 2023 was designated as the hottest year on record while January 2024 was the warmest January on record globally

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