Singapore, known as the ‘Garden City,’ is advancing towards the goal of becoming a ‘City in Nature’ through its evolving national strategy. In the context of high urbanization, how can the balance between urban development and biodiversity conservation be achieved? Singapore has provided its own answer. From a ‘Garden City’ to a ‘City in a
HBO’s hit series White Lotus casted Thai global sensation Lisa and shot in Thailand, inciting a tourism frenzy at the inundated islands of Phuket and Koh Samui. Local communities struggle with soaring rents, water shortages, and waste buildup from overtourism. Phuket, for instance, earned the title of the world’s most over-touristed city, with 118 tourists
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Even as nations set sustainability targets and consumers take a stand with their wallets, Asia faces a trillion dollar funding gap in its pursuit of sustainable development. The region needs to invest US$1.5 trillion every year or about 4% of its GDP from now until 2030 to meet its SDG targets, according to UN ESCAP.
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South-South cooperation can help solve ‘complex development context’ © FAO / Giuseppe Carotenuto Cooperation between the South and the South is essential to address the complex development issues that developing nations face. To address problems like climate change, food security, and economic instability, cooperation between these countries is crucial, according to Dima al-Khatib, Director of the
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At the break of dawn, millions of boats dot the coastlines of Asia, their occupants ready to set out for the day’s catch. These are not big commercial vessels nor industrial fishing fleets, but the backbone of a hidden subsector that feeds nations and supports countless livelihoods. Small-scale fisheries contribute 40% or 37 million tons
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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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Despite their groundbreaking contributions, women constitute only 29.2% of the STEM workforce, highlighting a disparity that underscores the need for greater inclusivity. The path is steep for women in the field. They navigate a minefield of barriers, from deeply ingrained gender stereotypes that deter young girls from exploring these fields to a conspicuous lack of
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By Qingcheng Li, Yutong Liu, and Bing Chen “The current impact investing is washing along the shores of a bifurcated world still organized to separate profit-making from social and environmental problem-solving.” Antony Bugg-Levine, CEO of the Nonprofit Finance Fund, said. In 2007, the term “impact investing” was coined by the Rockefeller Foundation, which is new to both the investing
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