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To prepare for climate-fuelled floods and heat, Bangladesh's garment factories are using new data sources, including worker input.

Thousands are applying for jobs in Israel, where building sites have been short of workers since the start of the Hamas conflict.

Land conflicts in Indonesia have nearly doubled under President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo as his administration pursues an investor-first economic agenda that has sidelined local communities and the environment, a new report shows.

Faced with extreme weather events, the region's urban centres were affected by record temperatures. This year's list – which includes a city mayor and a chief heat officer – demonstrates the importance of local governance and leadership.

By Moh. Tamimi

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By Jaya Barends

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Palm oil plantation Kalimantan Indonesia

EB Studio Mutual benefits are assured when the financial sector collaborates with palm oil stakeholders. FIs can help smallholders secure credit, while getting access to data and insights required to make sound and profitable investment decisions. By Joseph D'Cruz

Workers worldwide will need the expertise and resources to drive the fossil fuel-free agenda forward. By Henry White

What does the future hold for the millions of women left to work in Asia's agriculture sector battling a climate in collapse? By Gabriela Fernando and Samanthi Gunawardana

The booming gig economy in Malaysia leaves workers vulnerable with no benefits and susceptible to exploitation. By Yosuke Uchiyama

By Sheikh Hasina

By Sameh Shoukry and Amy E. Pope

By Mary Robinson and Johan Rockström

By Dr Justin See

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A coalition of scientists and environmentalists found “widespread economic impacts” for communities in the Philippine province, heightening calls for accountability from the sunken tanker reportedly chartered by a San Miguel Corp subsidiary.

Mining operations at Altai Philippines Mining Corporation have been suspended for now, after week-long protests from locals of Sibuyan Island in Romblon, who claimed the extraction of nickel ore will disrupt the island’s intact ecosystems.

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In celebration of Indigenous Peoples' month in the Philippines, the former United Nations special rapporteur tells the Eco-Business Podcast about her lifelong work to empower communities in Asia’s most dangerous country for environmental defenders.

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