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Only 17% of peatlands, vital to curbing climate change, are protected, study finds
Peatlands around the globe hold more carbon than all the world’s forests, and yet new research reveals a much lower ...
The Diplomat1d
Imagining Democratic Futures in South Asia
It is this challenge that has led International IDEA to adopt foresight and futures methodologies, a set of practices that in ...
ZME Science2d
The Wallace Line forms an invisible barrier that separates Asian and Australian species. Scientists now know what happened
Ever wondered why you won't find kangaroos outside Australia? It all started with massive climate change millions of years ...
Mongabay2d
Protecting peatlands and mangroves could halve Southeast Asia’s land-use emissions
Southeast Asia’s peatlands and mangroves store immense amounts of carbon, yet they’re rapidly disappearing. A new study finds that conserving and restoring these ecosystems could cut the region’s ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer4d
US aid freeze: Leaving people to die
One of the executive orders that United States President Donald Trump signed the day he was inaugurated was a 90-day pause in US foreign development assistance. The US Agency for International ...
Moneyweb5d
Why the price of your favourite chocolate will continue to rise
Regions like northeastern Brazil, one of the world’s notable cocoa-producing areas, are grappling with increasing aridity – a ...
Asian Development Bank6d
Agriculture and Food Security
To transform agriculture in the region, ADB builds partnerships across developing Asia, including the private sector, to tackle difficult challenges such as climate change, nutrition insecurity, and ...