Extracts from text by Andrei Veksha and Grzegorz Lisak: Two scientists in Singapore who may have found a solution to our plastic waste problem. Mountains of waste found all around the globe are a pressing issue for humanity. The evolution of plastic revolutionised the modern world. However, there is a dark side to these advancements: Namely disposable plastics, also known as single-use plastics, which are an ever-growing global concern. Single-use plastics, ...
Text Mohammad (Moh) Sherafatmand, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hydroleap At a time when environmental issues are at the forefront of global discussions, Southeast Asia stands at a pivotal crossroads. !e COP28 summit in the United Arab Emirates, one of the most water-stressed regions in the world, has brought the decarbonisation of the wastewater treatment industry into sharp focus. Despite common perceptions, Southeast Asia’s water resources are far from ...
From the Green Dome of the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina to the fluorescent greens of flags and political campaigns, Islam has established itself as the world’s “green” religion Green has strong associations to Islam. Prophet Muhammad seems to have favoured the colour and is said to have worn a green cloak and turban. !e Hadith, which are generally believed to record the words and actions of the Islamic prophet, are ...
Where Is the Karakoram? The Karakoram is a mountain range in the Kashmir region spanning the borders of Pakistan, China and India, with the northwestern extremity of the range extending to Afghanistan and Tajikistan. The majority of the range falls within the jurisdiction of Pakistan’s northern area of Gilgit-Baltistan, which includes the disputed territory of Kashmir. The area is home to four of the world’s 14 peaks above 8,000 metres, ...
Text Anita Verde Images Anita Verde and Peter Marshall For decades, scientists have believed that glaciers in the Karakoram Range are defying the trend of those across the globe – resisting glacial melt due to human-induced global warming. But as we trek up the Karakoram’s second-longest glacier in July, as the United Nations announces the world’s hottest ever month on record, does the melting ice beneath our feet suggest the ...
With its tea plantations and rice paddies, dense jungles and expansive forests, the region is well known as a green paradise. But many of the most impressive Asian landscapes have names you may never have heard of. Journey with us as we reveal just some of the incredible locations that make the rest of the world green with envy!NOHKALIKAI FALLS, INDIA The tallest plunge waterfall in India is a stunning ...
….How one non-profit organisation is encouraging alternative crops to reduce human–elephant conflict in Thailand. Text Sarah Eichstadt When elephants enter her farm, Roengrom “Rom” Amsamarng runs away and spreads the news of elephant presence to neighbouring farms. To Rom, a Thai farmer, elephants threaten her safety and economic livelihood. In the village of Ruam Thai, where Rom lives, elephants leave protected areas and venture into pineapple farms, damaging crops that ...
With the establishment of locally managed marine areas around just three of the Mergui Archipelago’s 800 islands, the race to safeguard this jewel of the Andaman Sea faces a long uphill battle When a nominally civilian government was installed in Myanmar in 2011, and the ensuing years saw the country gradually opening up,there was cause for optimism. The Southeast Asian nation was hailed as the “last frontier” by foreign business ...
Text and images by Subhasish Chakraborty This is where things stood in 1994, when a Time magazine cover shouted that the Tiger was “Doomed”, and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbit warned –“There may not be another chance to save Tigers”. This new crisis galvanised the conservation community. It became clear that saving the tiger was not a battle to be won once and forever, but a continual process of ...