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The Philippines is failing to include Indigenous people in climate decision making
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Invisible ocean highways need protection
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How the Philippines is preparing its nuclear workforce for a revival
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Southeast Asia must decisively decouple from fossil fuels, starting with transport
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At the barricade: A mother’s stand against mining in Dupax del Norte
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Underground pollution is threatening the Philippines’ corals
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Vietnam’s race to go nuclear leaves villagers in limbo
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Hazardous waste

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Energy security is national security – and it starts at the subnational level
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Plastics

Waste colonialism is alive in Southeast Asia
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Beneath Indonesia’s big EV dreams loom local costs
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Finance cannot be an afterthought for the high seas treaty
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Fishers in the ‘Fishbowl of the Philippines’ question their future in these waters
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Energy transition

Q&A: ‘We cannot achieve net-zero on our own’
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Gold rush in Asia fuels mercury pollution
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