A new study warns that tree planting efforts could actually make global warming worse if undertaken in the wrong places. Published just 36 days ago, the study reveals how adding trees can paradoxically lead to heating instead of cooling. Coincidentally, a record-breaking heat wave hits South and Southeast Asia. Temperatures as high as 44°C force […]
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I worked for a fake sustainable fashion brand. I didn’t know until it was too late. In college, I started freelancing for purpose-driven organizations and soon got an offer I couldn’t resist: the chance to work with a Canadian clothing brand that promoted environmentalism. The founder lives an eco-friendly lifestyle and started the brand with
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Asia struggles to contain record e-waste deluge, UN report shows An electronics factory in Indonesia. Asia is the largest user and discarder of electronic gadgets, while recycling rates remain low. Image: Flickr/ ILO Asia-Pacific. According to a UN report on e-waste, the amount of abandoned electronic gadgets worldwide increased to a record 62 million tonnes in 2022,
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“Computers were all outside the body. They carried them around outside of them, in their hands, like if you carried your lungs in a briefcase and opened it to breathe,” M.T Anderson writes in Feed, a novel where brains are implanted with a device that ties them directly to the Internet. For many, the
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Like the rest of the world, Thailand celebrates Pride Month by hosting the most inclusive, striking, and alive events to honor the LGBTQ+ community. As a much-needed safe space in a country where queer rights and expression are increasingly being suppressed, the parade, which was first conducted in the nation’s capital in 2006, has long
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In 1974, Professor Yunus made a $27 loan to the villagers of Jobra who were too poor to get any traditional bank credit and were preyed on by the loan sharks. Having financed 42 craftsmen and farmers, he devised a model to provide poor women with small loans at a low interest. This microfinance project
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ChatGPT: a pleasant surprise and a distress signal “Will my job be replaced by ChatGPT?” This question might haunt millions of users when they are testing how well the programme could work. ChatGPT has gone viral on the Internet. This OpenAI-developed chatbot is able to generate responses in a human-like conversational format. Simply by putting
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By Maggie Yang Do you find it hard to trust a charity when you are donating? Do you feel incapable of choosing between projects as an impact investor? Do you consider it increasingly painful to obtain funding for your start-up or charity project? Such questions have also bothered Alice’s co-founders Areti Kampyli and Raphaël Mazet
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By: Hein Thu Soe & Pam Viriyataveekul Despite hardships and questions like, ‘Is art essential?’ artists continue to show the world how it heals people, reduces the impact of climate change, unites communities, and most importantly, inspires hope. As rewarding as it may be, a career in art can be complicated. This article will give
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By: Nan Hat Shang Kham Have you ever wondered how demanding the youths are for the agriculture sector in many countries around the world? With 88% of youths living in developing countries, youths make up ⅕ percentage of the population of developing countries, and ⅔ of them are from small farm households. According to
