Southeast Asia’s modern-day plague
Deforestation is a major problem with Indonesia leading the charts for forests clearing, followed by other hotspots such as Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.
ASEAN wildlife under threat from illegal hunting
New research has shown that illegal hunting contributes more to wildlife loss than habitat degradation in ASEAN.
ASEAN’s natural heritage under threat
ASEAN citizens cannot afford to neglect the nature that surrounds them.
Coral reefs are facing extinction
Marine protected areas can help maintain and restore the health of ocean and coastal ecosystems.
Giving a dam about the Mekong
25 percent of the world’s freshwater fish catch is harvested from this river.
ASEAN’s shrinking biodiversity
Protecting endangered species is ASEAN’s greatest environmental challenge.
China’s BRI negatively impacting the environment
Environmental design requirements are not integrated in BRI project cycles, the consequences of which Southeast Asians are sure to pay dearly for in the years to come.
When climate change solutions become problems
We look at a few examples of what might be called Earth's "zero-sum" dilemma in the 21st century.
What’s at stake for the Mekong’s fishery
It is estimated that 25 percent of the global freshwater catch is harvested from this river.
Shrinking biodiversity threatens mankind
In the last 44 year between 1970 to 2014, the average population size of wildlife has declined 60 percent.
Marine protected areas increasing fish stocks
The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 on life under water targets a 10 percent share of protected marine areas by 2020.
The threat of overfishing
Overfishing occurs when fish are netted at a more rapid rate than they can reproduce.